In Russia, they recalled the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko after threats to overlap the pipeline “Yamal – Europe” and stop the gas transit to the European Union (EU) that all gas pipelines are owned by the Russian company Gazprom. This was announced by the Director of the National Energy Security Foundation (FNEB) Konstantin Simonon on the radio “Komsomolskaya Pravda”.
“All gas pipelines on the territory of Belarus are the property of Gazprom. They are managed by the Russian company. Even if the Prime Minister of Belarus will write paper with the requirement to stop transit through Belarus, the question arises:” On what basis it will be done? “”, – He said.
Before this threat Lukashenko was rated in the Union of the oil and gas industry of Russia (SNP). The head of the Union Gennady Shmal saw in this danger to Russia and stressed that if the work of the gas pipeline stops, Moscow will not be able to fulfill its obligations to European customers.
Earlier on November 11, Lukashenko recalled that Poland thinks completely overlapping the border with the republic and stop trading with it against the background of the migration crisis. The head of Belarus promised a tough response to possible sanctions and threatened to leave Europe without gas, breaking the gas pipeline “Yamal – Europe”. “We are heating Europe, they still threaten us that they will close the border. And if we break the natural gas there? Therefore, I would lead to Poland, Lithuanians and other headless recommended to think before talking,” he said.