“It’s true, Gazprom fulfills its contracts, but does the minimum,” RIA Novosti quoted von der Leyen as saying in an interview with Handelsblatt.
According to her, other gas suppliers have increased supplies amid rising demand and record prices.
On January 15, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that Russia had fulfilled all of its long-term gas supply contracts in 2021.
The Deputy Prime Minister also recalled that Russia can supply more gas to Europe, but this requires long-term contracts, since production growth has a long investment cycle.