No More Cheap Gas, Russia Tells Neighbors

Russia said Friday that it would stop supplying subsidized energy to some former Soviet republics and charge them at world rates, putting further strain on the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Russia — whose role as the region’s main energy provider gives it considerable clout — has hinted it is trying to devise a new model for dealing with ex-Soviet republics following mass upheavals that swept new pro-Western leaders into power in some countries.