According to Moscow, around 25 million cubic meters of gas are said to be missing from the European storage facilities. The Kremlin is ready for a dialogue, but there are no requests from the EU, it is said.
Russia considers a new gas crisis in Europe to be possible in the future as well. “I do not rule out that such a situation will recur,” said Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Nowak, who is responsible for energy issues, on state television.
He therefore called on those responsible in the EU to negotiate. “We are ready for a dialogue.” Russia had promised further deliveries. But there were no inquiries about it, said Nowak.
According to him, there is a shortage of around 25 million cubic meters of gas in European storage facilities. “Something should be done about this.” The energy superpower had recently repeatedly rejected responsibility for the increased prices.
Russia is fulfilling its treaty obligations in full, said the deputy head of government. Deliveries to world markets have even increased by 15 percent compared to the previous year. Russia itself consumed more gas in 2021 than it has for a long time. Nowak attributed this to the cold winter and the economic recovery.
Most recently, the head of state Vladimir Putin promoted the rapid commissioning of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which is supposed to bring natural gas from Russia through the Baltic Sea to Germany. Deliveries via this route would ease the situation on the heated gas market. Although the pipeline has been completed, the German authorities have not yet received an operating license.
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