Russia does not supply more gas to Europe due to the lack of applications of buyers, said the permanent representative of the country under the European Union (EU) Vladimir Chizhov, RIA Novosti reports.
“Russia is not against giving more, but for this should be to suppliers, that is, to the same Gazprom, not to contact the parliaments not from the Parliament, not from pages of newspapers, but should specific buyers who would provide certain applications at the respective prices “,” Chizhov said. POSTPRED explained the lack of new applications with a high level of gas prices. The reason for the rise in price of the fuel of Chizhov called the miscalculations of European politicians.
Chizhov also stated that Moscow has no direct attitude towards the energy crisis in Europe. The prosecutors of Russia are not trying to find the real reasons for the crisis, said postpred.
In September, gas prices in European markets began to grow due to the deficiency of coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG). The last time the historical maximum cost of gas in Europe was installed on October 6, when futures traded almost $ 2,000 per thousand cubic meters.
On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the results of the Energy Meeting, said that Moscow is ready to supply more gas to Europe to stabilize prices. After the words of the head of state, gas prices in Europe decreased. As of 17:51 Moscow time October 19, November futures traded at $ 1145.