German Chancellor Olaf Scholz blamed Russia for the sharp increase in energy prices, including gas. A German newspaper reports this Picture.
He criticized Moscow’s actions at the congress of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. According to the Chancellor, in the current situation on world markets, European countries are forced to pay 10 times more for gas than before.
“We must understand that it was Russia and the Russian President who stopped supplying energy to Europe. [Владимир Путин] “By my decision, I stopped the gas supply,” Scholz added.
The German Chancellor noted that as a result of the decision of the Russian authorities, gas supplies to European countries were stopped, despite the fact that the gas pipeline was fully operational for these purposes.
Scholz announced that as a result, Germany alone lost approximately 120 billion cubic meters of gas. The Federal Chancellor concluded that to remedy the situation, German authorities should purchase natural gas from Norway and build new LNG terminals.
Klaus Ernst, chairman of the climate protection and energy committee of the German Bundestag at the end of November statedGermany needs gas supplies from Russia to reduce energy prices.
Previously Scholz voiced Germany’s stance on further financing of Ukraine.