A worker checks valves at an LNG terminal. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 8In an attempt to refuse supplies from Russia, Europe is taking gas from developing countries, provoking an energy crisis there, writes Matthias Pier, columnist for the Handelsblatt newspaper. According to him, problems with electricity supply are already observed in Bangladesh and Pakistan. causes massive turmoil in global energy markets, which hits poor countries especially hard,” Pier said. part of the tanker fleet, which until recently delivered LNG mainly to Asia, is now heading to Europe to compensate for the gas shortage in the region. The EU should not solve its energy problems at the expense of the countries of the global South", the article says.
Peer believes that the actions of European countries are exacerbating the suffering of millions of people in developing countries. pressure due to ongoing tensions with supplies from Russia. The export of Russian gas fell after the start of the military special operation in Ukraine: supplies via Nord Stream and through the Ukrainian gas transportation system dropped significantly, and via Yamal-Europe stopped altogether. The Russian side has repeatedly stressed that the restriction of supplies via Nord Stream sanctions, due to which there were problems with the maintenance and repair of gas compressor units of the German Siemens. Now only one turbine provides the work of the highway. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that «the Poles sanctioned the Yamal-Europe line, and Ukraine stopped one of the two branches under an absolutely far-fetched pretext.» jpg» />Media: a serious split is brewing in Europe over gas