Schultz: Putin uses energy as a weapon.
The Chancellor of Germany claimed in a speech on Sunday that the President of Russia uses energy as a weapon.
German Chancellor Olaf Schultz claimed on Sunday that the Russian president uses energy as a weapon.
He continued by saying: “Putin uses energy as a weapon, an action that even the Soviet Union did not do during the Cold War.”
The German chancellor added: “We must confront Putin and not allow him to violate the law by force, because this issue endangers our freedom and security.”
Putin added: “Russian missiles have not only destroyed the cities of Ukraine, but also turned the peace structure of Europe and the world into ruins.”
Earlier, Klaus Müller, one of the officials of the German energy department, had warned that the country would not survive without Russian gas in the winter.
He went on to say: “While Germany’s gas tanks are almost 65% full and the situation is better compared to the previous weeks, these reserves are still insufficient to get through the winter without Russian gas.”
Meanwhile, the Russian company “Gazprom” announced on Wednesday night, Tehran time, despite the recent decisions in Canada to return Russian gas equipment after repair, a guarantee to resume sending gas to Europe through its “Nord Stream-1” pipelines. he does not give.
By waiving Russian sanctions, the Canadian government had allowed “Siemens” engineering company to return the equipment of Gazprom company to “Portovaya” station after repair.
At the beginning of this week, Gazprom announced a 10-day shutdown for repairs. The company said in a statement on Wednesday that it has no documentation that Siemens can remove the engine of the Portovaya gas turbine from Canada, where the turbine is being repaired, so it will not guarantee that it will resume sending gas to Europe through its pipelines.
