He noted that the replacement of energy supplies from Russia would cost more, and also questioned the "guarantees" of the European authorities that the EU would survive the winter without Russian gas, subject to savings.
“Such measures are fatal to industry and will encourage capital flight from the EU, as well as the transfer of production from Germany to the United States, where the situation ... is still relatively favorable,” Meter said.
Meter called it "a suicidal instinct" for the EU to follow anti-Russian policies and threats to impose another round of sanctions.
Earlier, Oleg Tyapkin, director of the third European department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said that Germany's complete refusal to import Russian gas within two years would lead to an economic crisis in Germany.