“The simplest option is to blame everything on Russia, on Gazprom.
Because it is customary for the Europeans, and, most importantly, if Gazprom is not to blame, then it turns out that the European politicians themselves are to blame for the current situation.
We must then admit that there was a wrong energy policy, that it is necessary to carry out some reforms, to abandon the accelerated energy transition - that is, to admit our guilt.
But no one wants to do this, ”Yushkov explained.
He noted that everyone is "afraid of losing political points."
“It's easier to blame Gazprom ... It pumps little or sells little ... This is the most convenient option.
Russia and Gazprom have been demonized for many years, so the conditions when European voters are ready to accept such a version have long been created, ”the specialist said.
Earlier, Gazprom's spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said that accusations against Russia and the company itself of insufficient gas supplies are groundless.
Kupriyanov noted that the company is ready to supply additional volumes of gas under existing long-term contracts.
Gas prices for these supplies are significantly lower than spot prices.