Scholz said that Germany has freed itself from dependence on Russian energy supplies

He stressed that the EU countries managed to reach an agreement on the goal of reducing gas consumption by 15%.

“This is a strong signal of European solidarity, also towards our country, which until now has been particularly dependent on Russian gas.

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After all, we have freed ourselves from this addiction and are entering the winter well prepared, ”TASS quoted him as saying.

Scholz noted that Germany aims to reduce gas consumption by 20%.

Earlier, the EC proposed to EU countries to reduce gas consumption by 15% until March 2023.

Igor Ananskikh, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Energy Committee, commented in an interview with RT on the proposal of the European Commission to EU countries to reduce monthly gas consumption by 15% until March 2023.