According to her, Vladimir Putin is trying to manipulate the European market and energy. The time has come to introduce a price ceiling for Russian gas that flows to Europe through gas pipelines, declared the head of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen. Reuters informs. Russia will resume gas supplies to Europe. Shutdowns of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline will continue even in winter By capping the price, the European Union would defend itself against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to manipulate the European energy market, according to Leyenová. “I really think that now is the time to introduce a cap on Russian gas going to Europe via gas pipelines,” said Leyenová. Moscow has already reacted to the EC president’s statement. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov threatened that Russia will stop supplying oil to countries that introduce a price ceiling on Russian energy products.Such measures, according to the Kremlin, would lead to significant destabilization of the world oil market, reports Reuters.