According to him, Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are close to concluding a deal on the construction of a new pipeline.
“The agreement will double exports to China, annually transporting up to fifty billion cubic meters of natural gas through the new major gas pipeline“ Power of Siberia 2 ”.
This is happening at a time when the rest of Europe is experiencing a serious energy crisis, ”wrote Ashkenazi.
He added that Russia is ready to supply more gas to Europe, but the certification of Nord Stream 2 has been suspended.
On December 22, it became known that Gazprom is negotiating with China on the supply of liquefied petroleum gas and helium from the Amur GPP.