EU to give member states authority to halt Russian gas imports - FT

(Reuters) - The European Union is poised to give its member states the power to halt gas imports from Russia and Belarus, Financial Times reported on Friday. Any member state will be able to block companies from Russia and Belarus from obtaining space in their gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas terminals, FT reported citing a draft legal text proposed by Brussels. (Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; Editing by Kim Coghill)