“The situation with gas in the European Union over the past month has rapidly turned from “bad” to “terrible,” the material says.
According to the authors of the article, European countries may face a shortage of gas reserves for the winter period.
“When Nord Stream is operating at 20% of its capacity, countries may not have time to accumulate enough gas for the winter, so the European Union is planning a large-scale demand rationing,” the experts explained.
France and Germany are already looking for a way to ration supplies, observers say.
The material notes that some German cities no longer highlight historical monuments and buildings in order to save energy.
Earlier, Russia's Permanent Representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov noted that Europe's refusal of Russian energy carriers would be "to a certain extent suicidal."
The head of the analytical department of AMarkets, Artyom Deev, in an interview with FAN, explained why Europe will not be able to completely abandon Russian gas.