He noted that EU countries should cooperate to solve problems.

“We are not defenseless in the face of what is happening.

We can always take countermeasures, and we have done so in the past six months... European cooperation, which has made us unexpectedly strong in recent months, is of central importance.

No country is strong enough to go through this situation alone, ”RIA Novosti quotes Khabek.

Earlier, the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, speaking at an energy forum in Sydney, said that Europe could face a difficult winter due to the situation in Ukraine.

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov noted that the rejection of the sanctions imposed by Western countries on Russia would lead to a decrease in world prices for energy resources and food.