“These are obvious things.
Yes, if there is no gas in underground storage facilities, it means that there will be a lack of it in winter, people will freeze, gas prices will rise, the industry will feel bad and your popularity as a politician will fall, ”Pravosudov explained.
At the same time, the expert recalled that the election campaign is now in an active phase in France, the second round of the presidential elections is scheduled for April 24.
“At first he says that France can refuse natural gas from Russia and won’t even notice it, and now he suddenly says: “We must pump gas into underground storage facilities, how can that be.
We can last the summer, but it will be bad for us in the winter, ”said the analyst.
According to the interlocutor of RT, on the one hand, the French leader makes statements that can hardly be called sound, and on the other hand, on the contrary, they are very adequate.
“During an election campaign, a politician can say whatever he wants if he thinks the public will like it.
He is thrown from side to side, ”concluded the specialist.
Earlier, Macron warned that Europe would feel the consequences of ditching Russian gas this winter.
On April 19, the French leader, in an interview with France 5 TV channel, said that the country does not need Russian gas, despite the fact that Europe depends on it.