Putin declared that Gazprom was not to blame for the sharp rise in gas prices in Europe

“Of course not,” Putin said when asked whether Gazprom is to blame for the rise in prices.

According to him, statements about this are "an attempt to turn everything upside down again."

“They lie all the time.

They bring a shadow to the fence.

Gazprom supplies the entire volume requested by our counterparties under the existing contracts.

And not only the entire volume, but increased the supply, in my opinion, by almost 12% or 20% to the far abroad, "the Russian leader noted.

RT is broadcasting a press conference.