French President Emmanuel Macron . File photoPARIS, Apr 18 French President Emmanuel Macron said his country does not need Russian gas, but Europe depends on it. «Europe depends on Russian gas … but France does not need it,» Macron said in an interview with France 5 TV channel. to buy gas from other countries. Earlier, the French leader advocated restrictions on the supply of oil and coal from Russia to the EU. Western countries announced a series of new sanctions against the Russian Federation because of Ukraine, and in Europe statements about the need to reduce dependence on Russian energy resources began to sound louder. The policy of refusing to supply oil and gas from the Russian Federation is actively supported by the United States, calling on alternative producers to increase their production. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy for the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people. Putin also said that the United States and the European Union had effectively defaulted on their obligations to Russia, freezing its foreign exchange reserves. He added that current events draw a line under the global dominance of the West in both politics and economics.
