“FRG acts like an enemy of Russia.” Medvedev explained why the Germans had problems with gas

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“Russia is no longer a reliable energy supplier,” said German Chancellor Scholz excitedly. Here are the ones! Germany is: a) a hostile country, b) has imposed sanctions on the entire Russian economy and its citizens, c) supplies Ukraine with lethal weapons against our Armed Forces,” Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia, wrote on the Telegram channel.

“And this uncle is surprised that the Germans have some minor problems with gas. Just like in a children’s joke: “And they swear that I still pick my nose …” – the politician added, noting that “Germany is acting like an enemy of Russia.”

A little while ago, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Russia violated its contact obligations for energy supply, therefore, it cannot be considered a reliable partner in this matter.

“Something that always happened, even during the Cold War, is no longer working: Russia is no longer a reliable energy supplier,” he said at a press conference in Berlin after the meetings of the leaders of the ruling parties in Germany.

Scholz noted that Germany is feeling the consequences of the situation in Ukraine. But Berlin will still continue to help and support Kiev.

The German politician is sure that Germany is experiencing difficulties because of Russia: “Our country will go through difficult times.” But Scholz believes FRG will cope and “survive” with its energy supply next winter.

According to him, the German authorities began preparing to stop Nord Stream in December last year. “We’re in a situation where we can deal with this since we started doing this very early on,” Scholz told the journalist when asked if the German authorities had considered missing materials via Nord Stream.

Scholz recalled the existing underground storage facilities, which were 85% full.

But he assumes there will be no mass protests in Germany this spring and winter due to the sharp rise in electricity and gas prices.

“If some disagree, <…> then we are only talking about a few. Most citizens know that it is good to live in an economically strong welfare state,” says Scholz.

He also talked about the measures agreed with the government to support Germany’s population.

“The rise in electricity prices will be stopped as soon as possible. “We have to make a lot of decisions, we have to provide a lot of regulatory measures for that to happen,” Scholz said.

In Germany, some parties, notably the Left Party and Alternative for Germany, as well as union unions, have called for demonstrations due to rising energy prices and inflation.

The Russian side has repeatedly pointed out that Europe itself is responsible for its troubles.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak suggested that the gas price in Europe could rise even more. “And this is not the limit, because we are still in the warm season, we still have winter ahead of us, and there are many unforeseen things,” he told Moscow in an interview. Kremlin. To Putin.”

According to him, the “collapse in Europe’s energy markets” is due to “short-sighted policies”.

On September 4, at 18:30 Moscow time, the price of gas in Europe is $ 2,226 per thousand cubic meters. At the same time, the average gas price in Europe in June was around $1,240 for the same volumes. Peak values ​​were almost $3900.

Novak also stated in an interview that Western countries are responsible for stopping the Nord Stream. This was especially caused by EU sanctions.

“There is such a phrase – this is going from a sick head to a healthy head, now the whole problem is on that side, because all the terms of the repair contract were completely violated, the conditions for the transportation of this equipment were violated. ” Novak stressed.

The violation occurred due to Canadian sanctions, which previously did not allow the turbine for a gas pumping plant to be exported to Russia from repair in Montreal. However, after numerous requests from Berlin, Ottawa nevertheless decided to send the unit to Germany.

But the turbine was stuck in Germany, as Gazprom did not have a complete package of documents for Nord Stream that would allow the transportation and repair of engines. The remaining motors were taken out of service as service work was expected to be done by Siemens experts.

On August 31, Gazprom stopped the gas pumping station to maintain the only gas pumping unit remaining in operation. Gazprom noted that maintenance should be carried out by Siemens every 1000 hours.

Damage found. “The oil leak detection law was also signed by Siemens representatives,” Gazprom said. Said. To fix the problems, it is necessary to suspend the work of Nord Stream.

Siemens claimed that it was not involved in the maintenance of the Nord Stream, but could participate in the repair. According to a representative of Siemens Energy AG, “The Portovaya compressor station allegedly has enough additional turbines to run the gas pipeline.

Eric Mamer, head of the European Commission’s press service, wrote on his Twitter page that he considered the EC’s decision to suspend gas pumping to Europe via Nord Stream to confirm “cynicism” and “Russia’s unreliability as a supplier”.

In Russia, they say, preventive inspections are carried out in accordance with regulations, as Gazprom cares about the safety of materials.

Gazprom has built a reputation as a reliable energy security guarantor and reliable supplier for decades. “We believe that Gazprom has not taken a single step to tarnish this reputation,” said Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the President of the Russian Federation.

He expressed the view that “unfortunate European politicians” who refused to repair Nord Stream were acting nonsense. “They are the ones who are causing their citizens to die of stroke right now when they see their electricity bills,” he says.

“And now, as it gets colder, the situation will only get worse,” the Kremlin spokesperson said.

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