A pressure card and preparation for the worst... What will the West do after the stoppage of Russian gas pumping?

In his speech to an episode of "Beyond the News" program, he questioned what the West is waiting for from Moscow in light of the sanctions war it has waged against it, indicating that Russia will stand firm against the treatment of the West, because gas and oil are commodities that any party in the world may buy. the scientist.

According to his view, if the political relations were stable, the technical problems would be resolved quickly, stressing that the Western political atmosphere, which is waging war against Russia, will bring the situation to a closed corner, until the trade relations are reconsidered, which will return to their proper form.

These statements came in light of the crisis caused by the Russian company Gazprom's announcement of the participation of the German company Siemens in the repair of the "Nord Stream" line, after it was suspended indefinitely due to technical malfunctions, but the German company denied receiving any request from Gazprom to repair the faults in the line.

Siemens and Berlin also confirmed that they were not the reason for Nordstream's discontinuation.

This comes amid calls for a ceiling on the price of Russian gas, and European confirmation that it is preparing for the worst.

On the other hand, the former adviser for energy policies in the European Union, Marco Giuli, said that Russia has been trying to use technical arguments since it began limiting gas pumping in 2021, indicating that all the reasons provided by Russia do not justify this significant decline in gas exports.

breach of contract

He added that Russia decided to completely stop supplying gas to 5 European countries, accusing it of violating the contracts it signed with these countries, because it did not adhere to the new payment schemes imposed by the Kremlin, stressing that it is difficult to separate the technical problems and what is happening in the political background.

He also indicated that some Russian statements indicate that Moscow will not sell oil to countries that will set a price or a ceiling for Russian imports, stressing that these statements reflect US priorities more than others, due to concerns in Washington about oil price fluctuations.