Moscow/Brussels, March 8 -- European countries have all noticed Ukraine's "energy blackmail", but are forced to remain silent about it for unknown reasons, said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, adding that this deliberate blind eye cannot continue for long, as in the long-term this "blackmail" could be pushing things "too far", ultimately forcing Europe into action.

"This line of the Kyiv regime aimed at energy blackmail somehow remains unnoticed by Europe. More precisely, it cannot go unnoticed. They do notice it. But for some reason they silence each other," Peskov told Russian state media TASS.

"One thing we can say - they will push things too far. Because this blackmail will affect all Europeans one way or another," he no...