“The so-called partners from unfriendly countries admit that they cannot do without energy resources, including natural gas, for example.
There is simply no reasonable replacement for Europe right now,” he said.
The head of state stressed that supplies from other countries, primarily the United States, would cost many times more and would affect the standard of living of people.
The Independent newspaper, citing a group of representatives from more than 550 food banks, wrote that rising food and electricity prices in Britain are pushing some citizens to the "edge of the abyss."