The executive adjusts its discourse on the energy crisis situation and the risk that weighs on the security of gas and electricity supply.
The immediate threat of a closing of the floodgates by Vladimir Putin is now publicly seen as the
"central scenario"
, in the words of one government official.
During the Meetings of the Circle of Economists organized during the weekend in Aix-en-Provence, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne was clear:
“We must not hide the reality, the gravity of the situation: the hypothesis of a disruption of gas supplies by Russia is credible.”
“Let’s prepare for the total shutdown.
This is the most likely option today”
, insisted the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire on Sunday July 10.
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