Russia to restart gas pumps to Europe on Tuesday KIEV, Ukraine - Russia's state-run monopoly Gazprom announced it will resume shipping natural gas Tuesday to Europe, where tens of thousands of homes and buildings have been left without heat in freezing weather. Halt in Russian gas supplies to Europe deepens crisis KIEV (AFP) - All deliveries of Russian gas through Ukraine were halted on Wednesday, intensifying a bitter dispute between Moscow and Kiev which risks depriving Europeans of gas amid freezing weather.