Senator Alexey Pushkov. File photoMOSCOW, July 22The European Union will feel the consequences of its position on Nord Stream 2, Senator Alexei Pushkov wrote on Telegram. Earlier, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the Russian gas pipeline was not certified and can work. «The EU insists on its own. Let them continue to insist. The consequences will be felt by their industry, and citizens will feel,» Pushkov wrote. He warned that the entire responsibility for what happened would fall on the shoulders of the EU, not Russia.
Turkey figured out how to cash in on Europe's refusal of Russian gasAfter the start of the Russian special operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Moscow. Some countries have announced the freezing of Russian assets, and calls to abandon Russian energy resources have become louder in Europe. The EU has already adopted seven packages of sanctions, including, among other things, an embargo on coal and oil. All this has already turned into problems for the West itself, provoking a sharp increase in inflation and prices for food and gasoline. As Vladimir Putin noted, the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. Prime Minister of Spain called gas supply via Nord Stream a relief
