He noted the high demand for gas in Europe and blamed Russia for the rise in prices.
“We are dependent on Russia, Russia restricts gas supplies.
The vaults are not completely full.
The government should enter into a dialogue with Russia as soon as possible in order to change the situation, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
At the same time, he said that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline could not yet be put into operation.
The construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was fully completed on 10 September.
Klaus Ernst, head of the German Bundestag's Committee on Economics and Energy, said that the earliest possible launch of the gas pipeline could affect the decline in gas prices in Europe.