The head of the Austrian Foreign Ministry said that the rejection of Russian gas is not discussed

Haidach gas storage facility in the city of Haidach near Salzburg. Archival photoVIENNA, Jul 18 Giving up Russian gas is not discussed, here you need to be realistic, even if it is emotionally unpleasant, said Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg.According to him, in Austria from the very beginning they said — we need sanctions that will affect Russia, and not return to the EU as a boomerang. But we also knew that it would be painful, we talked about it from the very beginning. I think it has succeeded so far,» Schallenberg told reporters upon arrival at the Council of EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels. «Gas is the key word. discussion that we should stop getting gas (from Russia), and we, like a number of other EU countries, have clearly said — this is not discussed, because it would affect us greatly.We must be realistic here, even if it is unpleasant emotionally,» he said.Media: EU counts on less environmentally friendly energy instead of gas