“Of course, we are monitoring the situation with gas storage facilities, and it, of course, causes concern,” RIA Novosti quotes the words of the representative at the briefing.

According to her, the level of occupancy of German storage facilities at the moment is 35-36%.

She noted that the decision to increase supplies is a market issue and does not depend on the state.

Earlier, the Russian company Gazprom, citing data from Gas Infrastructure Europe, reported that 85% of the gas injected in the summer had already been taken from gas storage facilities in Europe.