According to the expert, Europeans continue to perceive Nord Stream 2 as a political project.
“They demonized him for years, gave him some kind of toxicity in their own perception.
Russia has always said that this is an economic project that will increase the reliability of Europe's gas supply," Yushkov explained.
In his opinion, the current problems could be solved with the help of Nord Stream 2.
“We talked about the need for an insurance system.
It is necessary to increase the reliability of gas supply... But they politicized it and now, out of spite, they do not want to launch the gas pipeline, although it would make life much easier for the Europeans: if prices would go down, they would normally be able to prepare for the heating season.
Now it is extremely difficult to pump gas into underground storage facilities, because they do not have enough gas for current consumption,” the specialist said.
The analyst also noted that the Europeans themselves were "trapped".
Earlier, German Vice Chancellor Habek compared the launch of Nord Stream 2 with raising a white flag.
He noted that the use of the gas pipeline would become a symbol of the destruction of anti-Russian sanctions.