“Let's start with the fact that the German finance minister has nothing to do with contracts signed by private companies to buy Russian gas.

Now there is a question for the European Commission... Private German and other European companies are interested in a simple question: "Will the European authorities consider the purchase of gas according to the scheme Russia insists on as a violation of sanctions?"

No further comments are required from anyone, ”the analyst believes.

In his opinion, statements that Germany will get rid of its energy dependence on Russia are directed at the citizens of Germany.

“This is an attempt by the German leadership to explain to its voters and citizens of the country why they will feel bad for at least 2022.

That is, this is not about Russian gas and not about Russian oil, this is about their internal affairs,” Frolov added.

He also noted that if German companies do not pay for Russian gas under the proposed scheme, then Gazprom will not have the right to supply gas to these companies.

“If Gazprom does not supply gas to German companies, then tens of thousands of people will be unemployed in Germany, and the country will lose part of its industries.

And these are not my words, these are the words of German industrialists and trade union representatives, ”concluded the interlocutor of RT.

Earlier, the German Finance Minister said that Germany did not intend to pay for gas in rubles in the future.