Putin ready to turn on gas tap | Abroad

The Russian president pointed out that the gas market is neither balanced nor predictable, especially in Europe. At the same time, Russia is very willing to fulfill its ‘contractual obligations’ and supply the European market with more gas. “We guarantee gas supplies to Europe without any interruptions.”

Putin further contradicted that the Nord Stream 2 is a political project. According to critics, the Kremlin wants to make Europe dependent on Russian gas with this pipeline. “Nonsense,” said the Russian president. “It is a purely commercial project.”

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