Gas CompanyROME, Apr 11Italy will be able to replace two-thirds of the natural gas it now imports from Russia by the end of next winter, Deputy Foreign Minister Manlio Di Stefano said. Egypt and Qatar. Over the next winter, we will be able to replace two-thirds of the Russian gas we import. However, we must get away from the logic of the emergency by relying on renewable energy sources,» he said in an interview with La Stampa newspaper.
February 1, 15:17 InfographicRussian gas in Europe: leading countries in terms of purchasesInfographicViewDi Stefano, who chairs the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Energy, also touched upon the frequently raised issue of the so-called «gas blackmail.» «Gas interdependence is a weapon both for us and for the Russians. It (gas) is fundamental to our energy supply, but also to support Moscow's economic system. The goal is to achieve a ceasefire,» he said. Over the past month and a half, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, accompanied by Claudio Descalzi, head of the Eni oil and gas group, visited Algeria, Qatar, Congo, Mozambique, Angola and Azerbaijan, where he sought to increase natural gas supplies to the Apennines. On Sunday, he announced that Prime Minister Mario Draghi would sign important agreements in Algiers on Monday regarding new gas supplies from the African country. will be completed.» At the same time, he recalled that «Russia has a huge military potential, and therefore we must keep our eyes open.» Speaking about the upcoming return of the Italian embassy to the Ukrainian capital, the deputy minister stressed: «We were the last country that left Kyiv, and I hope We will be the first to return there.» In this regard, he pointed to the close coordination of the Foreign Ministry with the national intelligence services, which should ensure «absolute security.» Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
