Putin: Europe cannot dispense with Russian gas

Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that Western countries’ attempts to pressure Russian energy suppliers will inevitably affect the entire global economy, pointing out that Europe cannot dispense with the Russian gas at the present time.

During a government meeting today on energy issues, Putin explained that unfriendly countries are delaying the payment of the price of Russian energy resources, and they acknowledge their inability to dispense with Russian energy resources, including gas, pointing out that the West’s attempts to keep Russia away from the energy market and replace Russian energy companies have affected the global economy. .

Putin indicated that preparing the local currency market to switch to settlements in national currencies is a strategic task, indicating that he instructed the government to work on diversifying the directions of energy exports and redirecting them from West to East.