“Of course, I was somewhat surprised by the statement of the head of such a respected international organization as the IEA, which is trying to shift from a sore head to a healthy problem that European consumers have today,” TASS quoted him as saying on the air of the Rossiya 1 TV channel.
Novak noted that Russia and Gazprom are not involved in this situation.
Earlier, the press service of Gazprom said that the company is in contact with the European Commission on gas supplies to Europe, some of the necessary data has already been provided.