Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol said that Russia is able to save Europe from the gas crisis. Reports about it The Financial Times.
According to him, if Moscow does what Russian President Vladimir Putin said, and increase gas supplies to European countries, it will help to soften the energy crisis. “I don’t say that they will do it, but if they want it, they have all the opportunities for this,” said Birol.
According to the assessment of the Agency, Russia may increase the supply to Europe by about 15 percent of peak winter values. The executive director of the IEA called Moscow to help European countries and prove that it is a “reliable supplier.”
Earlier, Vladimir Putin called to increase the gas supply in the market against the background of rising energy prices in Europe. He stated that Russia is ready to work on stabilizing the world energy market, it should be built on a commercial basis, taking into account the interests of all participants.