Western worries rise that Russia will shut off gas to Europe

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It's still unclear if Russia will restart the crucial flow of gas into Europe as a brief outage for annual maintenance on the critical Nord Stream 1 pipeline continues.

The pipeline, which accounts for more than a third of Russian natural gas exports to the European Union, was halted for 10 days of maintenance on July 11.

The European Commission is planning for all scenarios regarding gas flows to Europe through the pipeline, including the possibility that deliveries do not restart when the maintenance is due to end.

As Abigail Bimman reports, it's raising concerns over whether Canada and other Western nations will ease pressure on Russia over its war on Ukraine.