Political scientist Yifan called the US plans to oust Russia from the European energy market utopian

“The United States hopes to "small measures" to interfere with energy cooperation between the EU and Russia, "acting as a bridge" between its allies.

However, given the objective conditions of the gas industry, it will be very difficult for America to control Russia with gas,” Yifan said.

According to him, pipeline transportation of gas from Russia is much cheaper and easier than organizing gas supplies from the United States.

“Therefore, the use of LNG (liquefied natural gas. -

) to weaken or even shift Gazprom's position in the European energy market, as well as to achieve a long-term goal - containing Moscow and trying to divide Russia and Europe - is nothing more than a utopia", Yifan concluded.

An expert at the Financial University under the Government of Russia and a leading analyst at the National Energy Security Fund, Igor Yushkov, in an interview with RT, commented on the message that gas reserves in UGS facilities in Europe and Ukraine are at historic lows.

Earlier it was reported that gas reserves in underground storage facilities in Europe and Ukraine reached a historical minimum, more than 70% of the volume of gas pumped in the summer season was withdrawn from them.