“Russia is already at high levels of gas exports.
And in some months we even exceeded the record year 2018.
In some months it was a little less.
Therefore, let's see how things will be by the end of the year.
But this year will be either a record in terms of gas exports, or the second after 2018.
But nevertheless, this is all - huge volumes.
Russia, one might say, is overfulfilling the plan.
Gazprom fulfills both its contractual obligations under long-term contracts and additional applications, ”the expert said.
He noted that Russia alone "will not be able to close all the problems that have formed in Europe" this year.
“There is a drop in our own production, and a reduction in supplies to Norway and Algeria, virtually all of the LNG went to Asia.
That is, this is a whole complex of problems.
And Russia, even by increasing production and exports, cannot solve all these problems alone.
Therefore, it is rather strange to blame us for what the Europeans are doing.
Because no matter what country we take, we have increased the volume of supplies everywhere, ”Yushkov added.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia will reach record volumes of gas supplies to the global market by the end of 2021.
He also added that Russia fully fulfills its contractual obligations to partners.