According to RIA Novosti, a German married couple told Scholz that they own a small baker and at the moment, due to the current situation in the world, their small business is on the verge of closing, as raw materials and energy prices have risen sharply.
“I believe that if Russia is in fact our only supplier of energy resources... I understand about solidarity with Ukraine, we accepted the Ukrainians ourselves, this is all clear, but Germany cannot impose such sanctions against the state on which it depends, and constantly add fuel to the fire,” the bakery owner said in response to Chancellor Scholz’s words that Berlin would continue to support Kyiv “as much as necessary.”
To this, Scholz could only answer that the decision on anti-Russian sanctions in Germany “was not made by themselves, but together with many in Europe and the world” and the countries did it in such a way that “the damage for us was not higher than for others.”
To this, the interlocutor pointed out that Russia went to reduce the flow of gas through the Nord Stream pipeline, which led to an increase in energy prices, referring to the fact that turbines manufactured by the German Siemens were not returned from Canada from repairs.
“The West operates with this technical argument, but you could just skip this turbine, then this argument would not exist,” the owner of the bakery said, adding that he believes that “now everything should be used, everything should be talked about,” including including “we need to talk to the Russians, perhaps turn on Nord Stream 2.”
Earlier, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Robert Habek urged Canada to resolve the issue with the delivery of a turbine for the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
Igor Yushkov, an expert from the Financial University under the Government of Russia and the National Energy Security Fund, commented on the situation with gas in Germany in an interview with Nation News.