Russian gas giant Gazprom continued to pump steady volumes of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Saturday, but supplies to Austrian energy company OMV were halted hours after Vienna said Russia had given notice it would cut off flows.

Austrian utility OMV says supplies from Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazprom stopped early Saturday after the company said it would stop payments for the gas following an arbitration award.

Austria will stick to its Ukraine policy despite Russia halting natural gas deliveries to the country starting from the weekend, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Friday. "We will not be blackmailed and will not be brought to our knees,