“No one really expected a year ago that economically we would easily survive the situation when there would be no more gas supplies from Russia to Germany and many regions of Europe,” RIA Novosti quotes him.
He stated that the cessation of gas supplies did not lead to a shortage of energy resources, or to an economic crisis, or to social instability.
Earlier, Bloomberg reported that Germany is facing dependence on LNG due to the rejection of Russian gas.
According to the news portal of the German editorial network RND, the introduction of a price ceiling for Russian oil products creates a threat of rising prices for diesel fuel in Germany.