Solving Europe's energy problems is extremely easy.
You just need to press a button and launch Nord Stream 2,” he said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The diplomat also rejected accusations against Russia that Moscow is allegedly the cause of crises in a number of countries.
According to Antonov, such statements are the highest hypocrisy.
Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergei Nechaev noted earlier that the pipeline is completely ready for operation and filled with gas, and only the political will of the German authorities is needed to launch it.
In Vienna, thousands of people took to the streets to protest anti-Russian sanctions and rising energy prices.
They also called for the resumption of the Nord Stream 2 project and the opening of Nord Stream.