The main supply routes Nord Stream and Ukraine are “delivered without restrictions,” Gewessler said in the Ö1 morning journal. When asked whether there were any signs of a supply stop for Austria, she said: “No, we do not have these signs. “We must do everything we can to end our dependence on Russian gas as quickly as possible,” emphasized the climate minister. The first-time supply freeze for two EU countries shows that one cannot rely on Russia: “Vladimir Putin also wages war with energy supplies.”
Gewessler emphasized that the Bulgarian network “has nothing to do with the Austrian network”. Regarding the Yamal pipeline to Poland (which is also connected to Austria, note), she said that “little gas” had come over her in the past few days. OMV is currently “in exchange” to process the gas payments to Russia “in accordance with the sanctions via euros,” she emphasized. She did not rule out the termination of the supply contracts concluded with Russia until 2040. At the same time, she advocated diversifying gas supplies to Austria as quickly as possible. Austria is one of the EU countries that are most dependent on Russian gas supplies.
Source: Nachrichten
