Rai Al Youm: Algeria will not save Europe in the situation with Russian gas

View of the city of Algiers. Archive photoMOSCOW, May 20.Algeria will not be able to save Europe and rid it of its dependence on Russian gas, writes the British newspaper Rai Al Youm, citing expert opinion. In an editorial, the publication emphasizes that the United States, France, Italy and Germany are now looking a North African country as a possible option. As energy expert George Zakman noted, Algeria will not be able to provide more blue fuel, even if with impressive reserves. , — the publication says. Columnist Cyril Federshofen stressed that the decision to become the main supplier of energy resources to Europe will negatively affect relations between Algeria and Moscow. =»600″ data-crop-height=»338″ data-source-sid=»ap_photo» class=»lazyload» width=»1920″ height=»1080″ decoding=»async» sizes=»(min-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw» src =» %3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20width=%221920%22%20height=%221080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E 100w «data-srcset=» https://cdnn21.img. ria.ru/images/07e6/04/0f/1783765853_0:136:3000:1824_640x0_80_0_0_91bdadb6563cfb3bc06d59c19e88b42f.jpg 640w,https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e6/04/0f/1783765853_0:136:3000:1824_1280x0_80_0_0_b2dfc6b8a07f0c1bbf292cb720dab9bb .jpg 1280wFrance announced Russia's record income from gas supplies to Europe»It is not yet clear how Algerian gas can become a real alternative to Russian. Algeria is suffering from export stagnation due to lack of investment in the oil and gas sector and large domestic demand,» said Federshofen. Authors Rai Al Youm was reminded of the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the country, who reaffirmed his commitment to friendly relations with Algeria and stopped the West's aspirations to use gas from the North African country.NYT told why Europe will not be able to replace Russian gas President Vladimir Putin clarified that the refusal to operate in the Russian currency will be considered as a default on obligations under the contracts. Since April 27, Gazprom has suspended fuel exports to Bulgaria and Poland due to non-payment. At the same time, the company warned that it would reduce transit to other countries if Sofia and Warsaw began illegal fuel sampling. After the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Moscow. Many countries have announced the freezing of Russian assets, and calls to abandon energy sources have become louder. All this has already turned into problems for the US and Europe, provoking an increase in fuel and food prices.Read the full text of the article on the InoSMI website>>Punished with a ruble: Europe in confusion due to sian gas