In the Czech Republic, it was admitted that due to the energy crisis, Germany could “shamefully” launch the SP-2 gas pipeline
The energy crisis that erupted after the coronavirus pandemic and aggravated due to the imposition of anti-Russian sanctions is causing serious economic damage to European countries. At the same time, one of the most vulnerable states turned out to be Germany, which is rightfully considered the "locomotive" of the EU.
After the forced reduction of supplies by Gazprom through the Nord Stream gas pipeline, the German authorities tried to find an alternative to the Russian "blue fuel". However, today this task seems almost impossible.
Qatar withdrew from negotiations with Germany on LNG supplies, the Norwegian authorities said they would not be able to increase pumping to Germany, and the United States reduced the volume of its liquefied gas supplies due to a number of accidents at LNG plants.
However, this is not all. Abnormal heat this year has led to a record shallowing of a number of rivers in Germany, which made it impossible to supply coal by barges to some thermal power plants.
Based on the current situation in the energy sector in Germany, Czech expert Lukas Kovanda admitted that closer to winter, Germany could be in a deplorable situation. In this regard, according to the chief economist of the Czech Trinity Bank, Berlin may take extreme measures and, literally, "it is shameful to launch the Russian gas pipeline SP-2." The expert stated this in an interview with the local newspaper Lidovky.
In general, Kovanda believes that the German authorities themselves provoked the current crisis. According to him, the policy of "green" and environmentalists, which was so zealously supported in Germany, is to blame for the rise in energy prices and the increase in Europe's dependence on Russian gas.
It is worth recalling that not so long ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to launch the SP-2 gas pipeline and thereby solve the problem of gas shortages. However, the German politician replied that this is unacceptable in the current realities.
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