Gas compressor station in Germany. File photoMOSCOW, February 23The imposition of sanctions against Russian gas will be «suicide» for Europe, German political scientist Alexander Rahr said in an interview with Evening Moscow, commenting on the decision of the German government to suspend the certification of Nord Stream 2. According to him, in reality, European countries «convulsively» need additional deliveries of blue fuel from Russia to fill half-empty storage facilities. «No one will impose sanctions against Russian gas. This is suicidal. Therefore, for now, Germany, in order to save face, show that it wants to punish Russia for, as they say here, violation of international law , introduces this sanction as the toughest,» Rahr explained. The political scientist believes that Berlin's actions regarding the pipeline do not change anything, since it has not yet acted. In his opinion, the German authorities took a temporary measure. «No one will block Russia's path to Europe, they are simply punished with sanctions temporarily. They are trying anyway. The last word about Nord Stream 2 has not been said. It can be connected at any time, and it can earn,” the expert said. Rar also suggested that Russian counter-sanctions could be “very tough”.Medvedev predicted Europe a gas price of two thousand euros per thousand cubic meters. Earlier, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that he had instructed the German Ministry of Economics to take a «necessary administrative step» in order to now cancel the certification of Nord Stream 2. We are talking about the withdrawal of a document from the Ministry of Economy, on the basis of which the Federal Grid Agency certified the gas pipeline operator. Prior to this, the Ministry of Economy of Germany, headed by Angela Merkel's associate Peter Altmaier (CDU), submitted a report to the German regulator, where he indicated the need for a new Russian gas pipeline to meet the needs in the energy sector of Germany. Nord Stream 2 is a gas pipeline with a capacity of 55 billion cubic meters per year from the Russian coast through the Baltic Sea to Germany. It is being implemented by Nord Stream 2 AG with its sole shareholder, Gazprom. European partners — Royal Dutch Shell, OMV, Engie, Uniper and Wintershall — are funding the project by half, up to 950 million euros each. Russian gas has startedPosted by: Nikita Brykin
