Astora gas storage facility in Rehden, Germany. File photoMOSCOW, Apr 17 The overwhelming majority of Germans fear the negative economic consequences of an embargo on Russian gas supplies, according to a survey by Wirtschafts Woche magazine. “Workers are most concerned. The rest are afraid of the economic consequences for their lives and work, but to a lesser extent,” the publication says. At the same time, 20 percent of respondents believe that new EU sanctions against Russia will not cause serious damage to the German economy. Nine percent of the respondents found it difficult to answer. After the start of the military operation in Ukraine, the German authorities announced their intention to reduce dependence on Russian energy supplies in the foreseeable future. Germany expects to stop importing coal and oil from Russia by the end of this year. It is tentatively said that it will be possible to cope with dependence on natural gas by mid-2024. At the beginning of the year, Germany received almost 55 percent of blue fuel imports from Russia. Now this share has been reduced to 40 percent. From the point of view of Berlin, LNG from Qatar, the USA and other countries can become an alternative to Russian gas. for consumers
