Senator representing the Crimea region and member of the international committee of the Federation Council, Sergei Tsekov, described as absurd the claim that European countries can get by without Russian natural gas. writes about this RIA News.
Earlier, European Commission Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said the EU was not interested in extending the agreement on the transit of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine after it expires in 2024. According to him, Europe has learned to “live without Russian gas”.
“This is all complete nonsense and nonsense. These are the people who turn everything upside down. They are driven by hatred, so they make absolutely paradoxical statements,” Tsekov added in an interview with the agency’s journalists.
According to him, it can also be said that the EU has learned to live without the air coming from Russia.
Before this, the media, citing sources in the Ukrainian government, said that Ukraine no renewal plans An agreement on the transit of Russian gas through its territory to Europe after 2024. Transit will be possible only if the capacity of the Ukrainian gas transportation system is rented after the expiration of the contract.
Previously reportedDue to sanctions, Russia’s revenues from oil and natural gas decreased by a quarter.