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By Nina Chestney (Reuters) – Several European countries are putting plans in place to manage gas supply and even ration power in case Russian gas flows stop amid a stand-off over a demand for payment in roubles. Russia has said it will stop supplying gas if rouble payments are not made, but most European nations have refused. The EU has rules to prevent and respond to disruption to gas supplies, which identify three levels of crisis: an early warning, an alert, and an emergency. Member state are required to have plans in place for how they would mange the impact of a supply disruption at the t…