“Germany is now going back to old-fashioned things, including coal.
But they don't have a choice.
They will not have a country, they will not have a country, ”RIA Novosti quotes Trump.
He said that he had warned former German Chancellor Angela Merkel of a similar threat by giving her a white flag.
“I said that... if you get 72% of your energy from Russia, then here's a white flag for you, because you will have to give up very quickly.
Who the hell thought this would happen so quickly,” Trump said.
Forbes columnist Sal Gilberti expressed the opinion that the cessation of gas supplies via Nord Stream would lead to the destruction of the economies of European countries, the most serious problems are predicted in Germany.
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexander Novak did not rule out that in winter the exchange prices for gas in Europe may continue to grow.
Klaus-Dieter Maubach, CEO of German energy company Uniper, warned that gas prices are rising and "the worst is yet to come."