Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today, Sunday, that Europe is simply shifting from dependence on Russian gas to dependence on American liquefied natural gas, and considered that the level of reciprocity in this relationship becomes lower.

Peskov described - in press statements - the European desire to stop the continent's dependence on Russian gas as "absurd" and "crazy."

Peskov added that the Europeans do not want to say that they are replacing Russian gas with American liquefied gas, and that they are losing billions every day, which Washington benefits from in return.

And the European Union countries held emergency negotiations on Saturday in an attempt to reach an agreement on setting a ceiling for the price of Russian oil at the meeting of energy ministers on December 13, but the countries are still divided on this issue.


European dispute

In the context, the Czech Industry Minister Josef Sekla called on the governments of the European Union to break the deadlock over a proposed maximum price for natural gas, to contribute to restricting energy costs for households and companies.

Bloomberg news agency said that EU ambassadors will resume discussions on this proposal tomorrow, Monday, to prepare the basis for an emergency meeting of energy ministers the next day, which will be chaired by Skilla, as his country holds the rotating presidency of the European Union.

Informed sources revealed to the agency sharp differences regarding the ceiling for gas prices within the European Union, ahead of the emergency meeting of EU energy ministers the day after tomorrow, Tuesday, to try to reach an agreement in light of the remarkable rise in gas prices in Europe.

The row is crystallizing among member states over the design of the measure, with Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark urging a cautious approach to avoid compromising security of supplies, while countries including Belgium, Greece, Italy and Poland want a tougher approach.

Gas prices have risen in Europe this year after Russia cut gas shipments in the wake of its war on Ukraine, driving up fuel costs and growing inflation.

Meanwhile, Russia's Gazprom said it plans to ship 42.6 million cubic meters of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Sunday, which is largely in line with the quantities shipped over the past days.


Putin and Erdogan

Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed the idea of ​​establishing a potential gas hub in Turkey.

President Erdogan's office said that the two leaders discussed, during a phone call on Sunday, an initiative to establish a base in Turkey for Russian natural gas exports.

Putin previously presented the idea last October as a way to change the course of supplies from the Russian "Nord Stream" pipeline to Europe after it was damaged by bombings last September, and Erdogan expressed his support for the matter.

"The special importance of joint energy projects, primarily in the gas sector, was emphasized," the Kremlin said.

Alexei Miller, the head of Russia's Gazprom, also held talks with Erdogan in Istanbul last week.