Russian gas exports through Ukraine to Europe - the main transit route for the gas to the EU - were stable on Monday, according to Kremlin-controlled energy company Gazprom , despite the company cutting off gas supplies to Austria's OMV .

Russia's gas monopolist, Gazprom, recently stopped supplying natural gas to Austria via Ukraine – a route that had been in operation for decades. Why Moscow cut off one of its key European customers and what this means for gas transit through Ukraine,

Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazprom stopped supplies to Austria early Saturday, according to the Vienna-based utility OMV, after OMV said it would stop payments for the gas following an arbitration award.