EU divided over capping Russian gas price amid 'energy war'

FILE PHOTO: Gas installation is pictured at the Cavern Underground Gas Storage (CUGS) Kosakowo facility, near Debogorze, Poland April, 30. 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union energy ministers were split on Friday over whether to cap Russian gas prices, as they met to work out steps to shield citizens and businesses from sky-high energy bills.

But ministers arriving for the emergency meeting indicated broad backing for moves to prevent power providers from being crushed by a liquidity crunch and several said it was urgent to decouple the price of gas from other cheaper energy sources.