(ANSA) - MOSCOW, NOV 11 - Aleksandr Lukashenko has threatened to interrupt the transit of gas to Europe through the Yamal-Europe pipeline if the EU extends the sanctions. "We supply heat to Europe, and what's more, they threaten to close the border. What if we cut off the supply of natural gas?" Said the Belarusian president.
"We certainly do not allow ourselves to be intimidated by Lukashenko's threats", the distant reply of the EU Commissioner for the Economy, Paolo Gentiloni. "When we talk about EU strategic autonomy in the energy field - he said in a press conference - it will be fundamental in the medium term; in the short term, certainly, we must work to make the most of the existing relations, with North Africa, with Norway, with Russia", he pointed out.
The Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya also spoke on the threat to block the transit of gas to Europe. ".
(HANDLE).