Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday called on Europe to “retaliate” Russia’s “gas war” by tightening European sanctions against Moscow.
“Today we hear new gas threats to Europe. Despite the concession of the turbine for Nord Stream, Russia is not going to take over the gas supply to European countries, as it is contractually obliged to do,” said Volodymyr Zelensky. in your video diary. message, commenting on Gazprom’s announcement of another drastic cut in gas supplies to Europe.
He was referring to the position of Russia, which had already cut the volume of its shipments twice in June, saying that the pipeline could not function normally without a turbine that was being repaired in Canada and that it had not returned to Russia because of the sanctions imposed by the West.
Germany and Canada have since agreed to bring the equipment back to Russia, but the turbine has yet to be delivered.
“Strengthen sanctions”
“It is an open gas war that Russia is waging against the united Europe. They don’t care what will happen to the people, how they will suffer: from hunger due to blocked ports, from winter cold and poverty… or the occupation . These are just different forms of terror,” the Ukrainian president said.
“That’s why we have to fight back. Not to think about how to recover the turbine, but to toughen the penalties”, she concluded.
Westerners accuse Moscow of using the energy weapon in retaliation for the sanctions adopted after the offensive against Ukraine.
The Nord Stream gas pipeline linking Russia with Germany across the Baltic Sea is strategic for supplying gas to Europeans, who are highly dependent on Russian energy resources.
Source: BFM TV
