Go to media bankOil production. File photoPARIS, 14 Oct. The Netherlands has frozen the patents of Russian oil and gas companies, the Netherlands Broadcasting Corporation (NOS) reports with reference to the country's patent office. It is noted that the Netherlands has frozen the patents of Gazprom, Rosneft and Transneft. The freeze on patents means that Dutch companies can reproduce the products of Russian oil and gas companies without consequences. This will make it difficult for these businesses to do business in the Netherlands.Merkel said she does not regret buying gas from RussiaThese Russian companies Gazprom, Rosneft and Transneft were included in the EU sanctions list after the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine. This means that all their assets in Europe are frozen, including six patents they own in the Netherlands. In addition, as noted in the department, Dutch companies are getting rid of Russian patents because «they have become worthless.» Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine 24 February. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. In response, the West stepped up sanctions pressure on Russia, which led to higher prices for electricity, fuel and food in Europe and the United States. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the policy of containment and weakening of Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and the sanctions dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. Germany allowed lifting the ban on oil and gas production in the North Sea
