Russkaya compressor stationMOSCOW, 31 Mar. Refusal of energy supplies from Russia will lead to serious shocks in the German industry. With such a warning, according to Bloomberg, German trade unions made. , chemical and paper industries. The rejection of resources from Russia, in addition, will be accompanied by an increase in unemployment. In particular, at least 3.4 million people may lose their jobs. In addition, this could lead to the destruction of existing industrial production chains. Earlier on Wednesday, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck announced the activation of the emergency early warning mode in connection with possible interruptions in gas supplies from Russia.
In Germany, the forecast for the development of the country for 2022 was lowered because of Ukraine. On February 24, Russia launched a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, in response to which the United States and its allies announced new anti-Russian sanctions, which are aimed primarily at the banking sector and the supply of high-tech products. . Approximately half of Russia's gold and foreign exchange reserves, about $300 billion, have been blocked in the West. Under the current conditions, President Vladimir Putin announced on March 23 that Russia was converting payments for gas supplies to unfriendly countries into rubles, supplying Russian goods to the EU and the United States and receiving payment in them. currency is meaningless. Putin instructed the Central Bank and the government within a week to determine the procedure for transactions with Europe in rubles. At the same time, he said that Russia would continue to supply gas in the volumes and at prices fixed in the contracts concluded earlier, since the country values its reputation. on Wednesday, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov.Read the full text on the InoSMI website >>
