“Prices have skyrocketed, all this is unacceptable.

The government must do something, it must intervene,” said one of the residents of Italy.

Another interlocutor of RT recalled that in Europe they threaten Russia with the rejection of energy sources, but it is unlikely that the Europeans will be able to do this, since the region does not have enough potential to progress without these resources.

Earlier, Bloomberg reported that the Italian energy company Eni SpA was ready to open a ruble account with Gazprombank as part of Russia's demand to pay for gas in local currency.

In addition, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said that Vienna has accepted Russia's new conditions for paying for gas.