He is on site in Foggia in southern Italy, one of the EU countries whose business and population are most dependent on Russian gas supplies.
On Friday, the Union's energy ministers will meet in Brussels, in an attempt to show determination towards Russia.
- What you will focus on is finding a model to separate the electricity price from the gas price so that it is not affected by the rising prices.
In addition, the EU is discussing setting a ceiling on the gas price beyond which no gas can be imported, and this is something that annoys Russia.
In Italy, just like in Sweden, there is an intense election campaign going on right now.
At the same time, just like in many parts of Europe, they have started to ration energy by, for example, reducing the air conditioning in some public buildings.
The right-wing party Lega has now begun to demand that Europe withdraw the sanctions against Russia in order to lower energy prices, says David Boati.
- This has created a rift in the right-wing coalition that leads in the opinion polls and also in Brussels, where it is feared that the next Italian government will be significantly more pro-Russian.