EU leaders are committing suicide and the USA is behind everything, Zakharova declared about the energy crisis – Topky.sk

Europe is facing its worst gas supply crisis in history. Energy prices are soaring and German importers are even discussing a possible rationing system in the European Union’s (EU) biggest economy after Russia cut gas flows to Europe. Asked what must happen for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline to start working again, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Reuters that she was asking questions that even children know the answer to – “those who started it must stop it.” . Russia accused of energy blackmail She said that the US has long been trying to cut energy ties between Russia and major European powers such as Germany, although Moscow has been a reliable supplier of energy since Soviet times. “Washington’s dominance prevailed,” Zakharova said on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. “In the European Union (EU), political forces that play the role of provocateurs have come to power.” “It’s absolutely suicidal, but it seems like they’re going to have to go through with it,” she added. The US and EU have accused Russia of energy blackmail after Moscow cut gas supplies to European customers. Russia argues that the reason is technical problems at the compressor station, and sanctions prevent their correction. The Kremlin also claims that the West started the energy crisis by imposing the most severe sanctions in modern history, which, according to President Vladimir Putin, is a step similar to a declaration of economic war.