Charles Bridge in Prague. Archival photoMOSCOW, 7 Aug. The Czech Republic should independently negotiate with Gazprom on further supplies of natural gas in order to avoid problems with obtaining LNG from Norway, iDNES.cz quotes Vladimir Shtepan, an energy analyst at ENA. mediator in the negotiations, but Prague rejected his offer. “There is no liquefied natural gas from Norway yet, that is, for us. Stepan drew attention. The article says that in the absence of supplies of the reserved three billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas, the Czech Republic will face a decrease in consumption and savings. According to the author of the publication, Tomasz Lansky, those who heat gas in their houses will also have to limit themselves. «A suitable temperature for an apartment is 19-20 degrees. You don’t need to heat in the bedroom, you shouldn’t ventilate it for long, but it’s better to wash with warm water. Hot baths will turn again into luxury,” warns expert Arsen Lazarevich. After the start of the Russian military special operation in Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Moscow: hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Russian assets were frozen, the European Union has already adopted seven packages of restrictive measures, including 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 fuel. As President Vladimir Putin noted, the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy for the West, but sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. Read the full article at InoSMI>>>
Media: serious split brewing in Europe over gas
