Bundestag deputy: delaying the launch of Nord Stream 2 will exacerbate the crisis in the EU

"The politically conditioned and harmful delay in Nord Stream 2 will contribute to an aggravation (of the energy crisis in the EU. -

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The interlocutor stressed that the rise in energy prices will affect the deterioration of the social situation and accelerate inflation. 

According to the representative of the Bundestag, the launch of Nord Stream 2 may have a positive effect on resolving the situation.

Gas prices in Europe on December 22, according to the London stock exchange ICE, exceeded $ 2050 per 1,000 cubic meters.

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Stanislav Mitrakhovich, an expert at the National Energy Security Fund, lecturer at the Financial University under the Russian government, in an interview with RT, commented on the message about the rise in gas prices in the EU.