Despite concerns that Russian gas shipments to Europe would be cut off amid a fight about European sanctions and demands for payments in roubles, Russian gas firm Gazprom said pipelines are still sending gas westward. There will be 104.4 million cubic metres of gas pumped to Europe on Friday, said Gazprom spokesperson Sergey Kupriyanov, in comments reported by the Interfax news agency. That is almost the maximum daily amount allowed under current contracts. That means gas is still flowing across Ukrainian territory despite Russia’s ongoing invasion of the country, launched in late February bec…