this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. putin's gas threat to europe. pay us in roubles from today — or we'll cut you off. assets in dollars and euros are frozen so it makes no sense to us use the currencies of these countries. fighting back in the energy wars. president biden confirms the biggest ever release of us oil reserves — to try and bring down prices at the pump. a punch on the first of the month. here in the uk — consumers face a 5k %jump in energy bills — as the cap on what suppliers can charge is raised plus— back to 2020.