5 hours agoMerkel - EU: Russia not guilty of rising gas prices
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)As the energy price continues to rise in Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised the EU for rushing to blame Russia for the situation. At the EU-Western Balkans summit in Slovenia, she called on countries not to be “dal at hasty conclusions” when it comes to the issue. “The question is: Is there [...]
“The question is: Is there any order that has been made and Russia does not supply natural gas? According to my latest information, this is not the case. That means there are no orders Russia has said: “We will not supply you. Russia can supply gas only on the basis of contracts.
So the question is: Is there enough order, or is the current high cost of gas perhaps a reason to avoid making such a large order? All this must be analysed by the EU summit on 21 October and 22 October in Brussels. Then we're going back to the” theme, Merkel said.
At the same time, Merkel stressed that we have recently become accustomed to very low gas prices. Russia itself today denied responsibility for the increase in gas prices.
