The time has come to set a ceiling on the price of gas that arrives from Russia, via pipeline, to Europe. This was underlined by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stressing the need to counter what she referred to as the attempts of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, to manipulate the European energy market. “I firmly believe that the time has come to set a ceiling on the price of Russian gas to Europe,” von der Leyen told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of Conservative MPs in the city of Murnau, Bavaria. Read also Russia: “No oil for those who want a price ceiling” Russia will stop supplying oil and petroleum products to countries that will impose a ceiling on Russian oil prices, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak threatened yesterday, quoted by the news agency Tax According to Novak, the ‘price cap’ is an “absolute nonsense” that risks “destabilizing” the oil market. Scholz It is “irresponsible” to give up Russian gas altogether. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is convinced of this and says: ” I don’t think it’s responsible to do it alone ”. However, Germany is prepared to handle the fact that Russia can turn off the gas taps at any moment, he said. ” Even if the situation gets really difficult, we will get through the winter, ” said Scholz. Gas: price falls around € 212 Gas price After an opening above € 239, the price of gas slows down. At the Dutch hub, the TTF stands at € 212 per mwh, down by 12.45%.