The building of the French Foreign Ministry. File photoPARIS, Apr 27France considers Russia's actions on gas supplies to be blackmailing, this situation reminds of the need to reduce Europe's energy dependence on the Russian Federation, said a representative of the French foreign ministry. «Gazprom» on Wednesday morning said that it had suspended since April 27, gas supplies to the Bulgarian company Bulgargaz and the Polish PGNiG due to non-payment in rubles. In addition, Gazprom said that it would reduce transit to third countries if Bulgaria and Poland began to take unauthorized from the transit flow. «France is in full solidarity with its European partners in the face of new blackmail from Russia regarding gas supplies. This situation is a reminder on the need to strengthen European strategic autonomy and reduce our dependence, especially in the field of energy,» the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic said at a briefing on Wednesday. He noted that France continues to work with EU partners to ensure a reliable energy supply and find an alternative to Russian gas.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d95049acbe9ed28dee3c28e913b4bd01.jpg" />Sanctions began to devour their creators
