Minister of Economy and Finance of France, Bruno LeMaireTotal cutoff of Russian gas to Europe “most likely option”, In some of the comments made this Sunday, which repeated practically the same assessments made by the country’s prime minister the day before, Elizabeth Borne.
“I believe the gas supply from Russia has been completely interrupted. a real possibility and we must prepare ourselves for this option,” Le Maire said during the economic meeting forum in Aix-en-Provence.
“The best way to prepare for these cuts is to It pays great attention to our energy consumption. It applies to governments, it applies to companies, it applies to individuals,” added statements collected by ‘Le Monde’.
These comments came less than 24 hours before the gas pipeline, the most important link for Russian gas to Germany, closes next Monday. Nord Stream 1for annual maintenance work scheduled for ten days.
Germany fears that the cut will serve as a pretext for the indefinite suspension of gas pipeline operations, as announced by its Minister of Economy last week, Robert HabeckIn retaliation from Moscow to the sanctions taken for the invasion of Ukraine.
It should be noted that the Russian state-owned company Gazprom significantly reduced the volume of supplies in June through the gas pipeline from Russia to Russia, which is more than 1,200 kilometers long. Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.
By Federal Network Agency Germany, the pipeline is currently only used at 40 percent of its capacity.
France, like many other European countries, is heavily dependent on Russia for its natural gas and oil supplies, though to a lesser extent than some of its neighbors. In 2020, the country imported 17% of its gas and 13% of its oil and derivatives from Russia. European Commission.
Source: Informacion
