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Will Putin bring us an expensive winter? Kremlin boss urges Nord Stream 2 to go into operation

2021-10-14T12:57:56.665Z


The gas price continues to rise. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to accelerate the commissioning of Nord Stream 2.


The gas price continues to rise.

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to accelerate the commissioning of Nord Stream 2.

Moscow - Electricity prices are rising, oil and gasoline are becoming more and more expensive and gas prices are also climbing. Consumers face an expensive winter. In view of the gas crisis in Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin has now spoken out in favor of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline being put into operation quickly. Deliveries via this route would ease the pressure on the heated gas market and lower prices, Putin said on Wednesday in Moscow at the Russian Energy Week. Nord Stream 2 has been completed, but the operating license from the German authorities is pending. Putin regretted that the “administrative barriers” had not yet been overcome.

The Kremlin chief rejected the responsibility of the energy superpower for the high prices.

He did, however, offer help to the EU.

Russia's gas deliveries are already ten percent above the contractually agreed quantities.

"We are ready to increase deliveries further." However, specific inquiries are needed for this.

At the same time, he again denied allegations that Russia was using its market power to drive up prices and to use gas as a “political weapon”.

"This is total nonsense." Putin said: "We deliver as much as is requested."

Gas crisis in Europe: Russian President Putin accuses the EU of making mistakes

Rather, the Kremlin chief once again accused those responsible in the EU of making mistakes.

So it was neglected to refill the gas storage tanks in time after the cold winter in summer.

The current crisis in the gas market with high prices arose because of a lack of electric power in the EU, Putin said.

He referred to the weather-related loss of energy from wind turbines.

Gas is converted into electricity en masse to generate electrical energy.

That is why the demand for gas has also grown.

Video: Gas crisis in Europe: Putin rejects responsibility and makes an offer

According to the president, the Russian energy giant Gazprom also increased transit via Ukraine to Europe by ten percent.

No further increase in delivery quantities is possible via this route, because the gas transmission systems in the ex-Soviet republic are ailing and have not been rehabilitated for decades.

They threatened to fail due to increased use, he said.

On the podium at Energy Week, the Kremlin chief made it clear several times that Nord Stream 2 was the solution.

He said the transport route from the gas fields in Russia to the consumer in the EU is 2000 kilometers shorter than via Ukraine - and therefore cheaper.

(dpa / fmü)

Source: merkur

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