• Russian President Vladimir Putin walks past a guard during a ceremony honoring the country's Olympians and Paralympians at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday. | REUTERS
    Russian President Vladimir Putin walks past a guard during a ceremony honoring the country's Olympians and Paralympians at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday. | REUTERS
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WARSAW/SOFIA/KYIV – Russian energy firm Gazprom said on Wednesday it had halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland for failing to pay for gas in rubles, the Kremlin's toughest retaliation yet to international sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

Poland confirmed that supplies had been cut, while Bulgaria said it would find out soon. Both accused Gazprom of breaching longstanding supply contracts.

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