Gas station. File photoMOSCOW, April 12Europe is likely to be forced to agree to an embargo on Russian gas supplies due to US pressure, despite the impossibility of replacing it, writes the Croatian edition of Advance. The author of the article, Antun Rosa, believes that European countries are in a hopeless situation, since the failure to take such a decision regarding blue fuel from Russia will be perceived as a refusal to help Ukraine. «Europe, of course, is aware of what fate is being prepared for it. However, it is placed in a practically hopeless situation. After all, if Europe opposes American demands to abandon Russian gas, it will be told that it does not support Ukraine enough, does it formally, and behind the scenes «selfishly» concludes energy deals with Russia,» the publication says. «.
The Prime Minister of Bavaria warned of «shocks» in the event of the refusal of Russian gas «The United States will put pressure on the EU to hit Russia, in the words of the Americans,» even more painfully «. It is clear why the European Union is in no hurry to take measures of this kind, because this» “The bloc itself will also feel it,” Rocha’s publicist drew attention. At the same time, as the author of the article concluded, there are opponents of sanctions against Russian gas in Europe. Thus, Austrian Finance Minister Magnus Brunner opposed the introduction of restrictive measures the day before. Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron said that sanctions should apply to oil and coal, without mentioning blue fuel.The Prime Minister of Italy called an alternative to the embargo on Russian gas Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. In response, Western countries imposed large-scale sanctions against Moscow, which primarily affected the banking sector and the supply of high-tech products. Individual brands announced the cessation of work in the country. The Kremlin called these measures an economic war, the likes of which have never been seen before. The authorities stressed their readiness for such a development of events and assured that they would continue to fulfill social obligations. The Bank of Russia is taking measures to stabilize the situation on the foreign exchange market. The authorities also announced the transfer of payments for gas supplies to unfriendly countries into rubles. In addition, the government has prepared a plan to counter restrictive measures, which includes about a hundred initiatives. The volume of its financing will amount to about a trillion rubles. At the same time, Europe was faced with rising fuel prices and food inflation caused by it, which caused discontent among the citizens of some EU countries. src=»/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d0a4d8c3e8b8b25c839f9d44245c819b.jpg» />Peskov told what Russia will do if Europe refuses its gas
