Previously, France received pipeline gas both from the north of Africa - through Spain (now there are some problems with this, to put it mildly), and from Russia - through Germany. Now this French grace has suddenly ended and, in the expected historical perspective, is unlikely to begin again.

In the first nine months of last year alone, supplies of Russian LNG to France increased by more than 40%. Russia became the second supplier of natural gas to France after the United States of America. But Europeans cannot influence the White House’s policy in any way at all.