If they want, let them turn on the faucet and that’s it. We will not limit anyone anywhere, including our readiness to supply additional quantities in the fall-winter season,โ Reuters reported.
He said that Europe’s prosperity in recent decades was based on cooperation with Russia.
“I have repeatedly said that Nord Streams has no political background, it is a purely commercial project in which Russian and European companies are involved equally, so its fate should be decided jointly by Russia and our partners in the European Union. That it is of course possible to repair the damaged gas pipelines running under the Baltic Sea , but it only makes sense if they work economically rationally and, of course, to guarantee the safety of the route,” Reuters quoted Putin as saying. as they say.
In addition, the Russian president said that the Nord Stream leaks are “international terrorism”.
“There is no doubt that this is an act of international terrorism…” Putin said on Wednesday about the Nord Stream pipeline leaks between Russia and Europe.
“The world economy, energy in an acute crisis related to the subversive actions of individual countries. The organizers of the Nord Stream sabotage are finally trying to break the ties between Russia and the EU, to weaken Europe,” Reuters quoted Putin as saying.
The Russian president further stated that the beneficiaries of the Nord Stream bombings are clear – the United States and countries with alternative supply routes.
He also accused Ukraine of using terrorist methods to sabotage Russian infrastructure behind the Crimean bridge explosion.
“The Kiev regime has been using terrorist methods for a long time – they themselves publish it on the Internet, realize their mistake and immediately erase it,” Putin said.
“The gas spot pricing mechanism could lead to Europe losing 300 billion euros,” Putin said of the G7 group’s promise to cap the price of Russian oil sold globally.
Putin called the oil price cap being discussed by European leaders a “threat to the well-being of billions of people” after saying Russia would not sell to countries implementing it.
He also said that Russia is revolutionizing its own energy industry and linking projects to Asia.
“We continue to strengthen our experts to develop markets all over the world, to expand the geographical area of โโour experts – we will soon identify key projects such as the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline also in Mongolia, because the gas transmission infrastructure of Asia and Europe needs to be connected, continue… to terminals and transit infrastructures – all goals are set and I’m sure the Russian government will do whatever is necessary.”
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Source: ANI