Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at a press conference. File photoMOSCOW, Sep 21The EU energy market is no longer working, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told the UN General Assembly, quoted by Fortune.
"Now Europe's energy system is a market , which does not function", the politician said.
At the same time, the Spanish prime minister criticized the launch of coal-fired power plants by some EU countries. EU members should not pause their efforts to switch to cleaner energy sources, Sanchez stressed. The West has increased sanctions pressure on Russia over Ukraine, which has led to higher prices for electricity, fuel and food in Europe and the United States. President Vladimir Putin has previously said that the policy of containing and weakening Moscow is a long-term strategy for the US and its allies, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people.