French EP MP Thierry Mariani believes that the European Union can start negotiations on gas supplies from Russia in a few months. He said this in an interview he gave to the newspaper. “News”.
Answering the question whether he accepted the possibility of discussing the re-establishment of gas supply through Nord Stream due to the energy crisis, Mariani said, “I think the negotiations on Russia’s gas supply will start in a few months.”
According to him, currently the leaders of EU countries are afraid of “caused discontent” by the United States or “blackmailed” by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Winter in Europe is currently quite mild, meaning that the population has not yet suffered from power cuts. gas costs are expensive, alternatives found are not yet effective, and group purchases do not work.
He added that the Russian Federation is a neighbor of the EU and that in the long run Europe should renew its relations with Moscow.
Previously at the Hungarian Ministry of Energy declarationthat the EU will not be able to overcome its dependence on Russian gas in the next two years.