Russia cuts natural gas supplies to Slovakia in half

• Russia has cut natural gas supplies to EU member Slovakia by 50% in its latest reduction in energy supplies to an EU country that is helping Ukraine build gas supplies ahead of winter.
• Slovakia began supplying natural gas to its eastern neighbor as an act of solidarity after Russia's Gazprom (OTCPK:OGZPY) stopped supplying Ukraine with gas in June.
• Gazprom earlier reduced gas flows to Poland, which also is supplying Ukraine with gas; Hungary, which had been supplying gas to Ukraine, last week halted all gas shipments there and says it is now receiving all contracted supplies of gas from Russia.