“The former chancellor, like all, probably, thinking and understanding people and specialists in Europe, is very, very concerned about the real state of affairs and is concerned about the energy crisis that is flaring up in Europe.
And he is also concerned about the far from rosy prospects in this area.
And, of course, he asked Putin to explain the situation and explain the Russian side's vision of the situation that is developing," Peskov said.
According to him, Putin, in particular, explained to the ex-Chancellor of Germany that the supply of Russian gas to Europe fell many times due to European sanctions and Ukraine stopped transit through one of the branches under a far-fetched pretext.
Earlier, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder advocated the launch of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline against the backdrop of a difficult situation with Germany's energy supply.
He noted that “when things get really tight,” then the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines exist, and there will be no problems with gas supplies for German industry and German households.