Roman Haider, Member of Parliament for the Freedom Party of Austria (APS), said: DEA NewsLeonore Gewessler, head of the Austrian Ministry of Energy, who previously stated that the option to buy gas from the Russian Federation was “unreliable”, said that Austria had no idea how to reject Russian gas as it had no alternative to gas from Russia.
He stated that Gewessler was “obsessed with green deals”.
“He has no idea how to reject Russian gas, so he invited gas suppliers to tell them how to do it. After the meeting, he didn’t know any more than before. Haider said Austria has no alternative to Russian gas.
The MP pointed out that some of the gas in the country comes from Germany and Italy, but according to him Vienna refuses to know “where these countries get this gas”.
“Therefore, we tend to believe that much more than the declared 64% came from the Russian Federation,” summarized Haider.
In February, it was reported that the share of Russian gas in Austria’s imports increased. grew up It rose from 41% in November to 71% in December. Such data are outlined in the thematic infographic of the Austrian National Ministry of Climate Protection.
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