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When Austria was forced to admit in mid-February that Russian gas made up 98% of its recent gas supply – two years after the Kremlin attacked Ukraine – it triggered a political pile-on. Will Austria be able to rid itself of its dependence?
With parliamentary elections in September looming, government ministers and opposition parties are desperate to cancel the country’s secret gas supply contracts with Gazprom – which force Austria to import gas until 2040.
The Austrian government – composed of the centre-right ÖVP and the…