“In the current situation, an embargo on natural gas would be a real disaster,” RIA Novosti quoted Wansleben as saying in an interview with Deutschlandfunk radio.
According to him, the consequences of the embargo could be more serious than the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz also expressed the opinion that an embargo on gas from Russia would have serious consequences for Germany and Europe.
As Gazprom previously stated, European countries are facing a serious challenge to replenish gas reserves in underground storage facilities by next winter, which will have a strong impact on the cost of gas on the market.