Russia is ready for a complete energy blockade of Europe, Omelchenko suggested when this could happen/Collage 24 channel
Russians believe that energy weapons will help them solve strategic problems in relation to Ukraine. Therefore, Russia and Gazprom are not going to stop.
Energy blockade of Europe is getting closer and closer. Vladimir Omelchenko, director of energy programs at the Razumkov Center, told Channel 24 about this.
russia is not a reliable partner
Last year, up to 300 million cubic meters per day were transported, and now it is about 60. “A reduction of 5 times, there are not so many left to zero,” Omelchenko said.
He noted that today Nord Stream 100% off, Yamal-Europe offline, Ukrainian GTSU is operating at 25% of its capacity, Turkish Stream is also partially loaded.
filled with 60% natural gas,” he said.
Omelchinko stressed that the German economy will be very hard. The share of energy-intensive industries in the chemical, metallurgical, cement industries will decrease, and the structure of the German economy will be rebuilt, no matter how much the German business wants it.
“They will have no other way out. Everyone has already understood that Russia will not reliable partner,” Omelchenko stressed.
Oil prices for the US.
US President Joe Biden is visiting the Middle East. Among the objectives of this trip:
- Set oil prices between $40 and $60 per barrel – this is due to the elections to the US Congress, and high fuel prices reduce the chances of the Biden-representing Democratic Party;
- Reduce Russia's oil revenues to weaken the economy of the aggressor state.
“Biden went to talks with Saudi Arabia, despite the fact that in recent years they have had tense relations because of the murder of an American journalist,” Omelchenko said.
