MOSCOW, 12 Sep. Unhappy with rising energy prices, Europeans could overthrow their governments, writes China's Global Times columnist Mark Blacklock. become a period of discontent the likes of which has never happened before,” the author noted. According to the columnist, the threat of an energy collapse is great. Scientists, weather forecasters and various experts believe that public anger will develop into riots that can bring down the governments of many states. Thus, in the UK, about 65.8 percent of households may face a shortage of fuel in January. Residents in the United Kingdom are already having to choose between buying food and paying their electricity bills, Blacklock said. Soaring global energy prices are driving up the cost of nearly all goods and services. Heating, foodstuffs, as well as the means for their preparation are especially becoming more expensive. According to the journalist, a desperate people pushed to the limit by austerity and precarious employment may take extreme measures.September 11, 7:09 pm British Parliament has an unexpected problem 'over Russia' «There is already much evidence of this simmering discontent. British activists have called for a boycott of electricity bills from next month, and unions have organized a series of mass rallies demanding higher wages and lower prices for fuel and food. In the UK, France, Spain and Belgium, there were strikes for increasing incomes among civil servants whose salaries do not keep pace with rising inflation,» the observer summed up. After Moscow launched a special operation to protect Donbass, the West imposed sanctions against dealt a serious blow to the economies of the United States, Great Britain and all EU states. The situation was aggravated by the shutdown of the main Russian gas pipeline that supplied Europe. Since mid-June, Nord Stream has been operating with restrictions, and since the end of the month it has been operating at only 20 percent of its nearly 170 million cubic meters of capacity per day. Gas export via the pipeline stopped at the end of August due to a malfunction of the key turbine at the Portovaya compressor station. As emphasized in Russia, the decrease in supplies was due to Western sanctions that prevent the maintenance and repair of Siemens gas pumping units. : Europe is waiting for complete devastation after the announcement of «Gazprom»
