Vladimir Putin proposed to Europe to make Turkey the center of distribution of Russian gas

Russian President Vladimir Putin today proposed to Europe that Turkey be made a distribution center for Russian gas in the face of “international terrorism” that has completely disabled Nord Stream gas pipeline and partially Nord Stream two.

“For gas in Russian, we will definitely release it to the world market. The Power of Siberia gas pipeline (to China) and the Turkish Stream proved to be effective,” he said at the plenary session of the 5th Russian Energy Week, held in Moscow.

When Turkish Streamwhich transports Russian gas to Turkey and a number of countries in the south Europethis is the volume of 14 billion cubic meters of gas, he explained.

“This is not much, but enough,” Putin stressed, recalling that the pipe Nord Stream 2 which has not been damaged is about 27,500 million cubic meters per year.

“Transit lost along the Baltic route (via Nord Stream) could be transported to the Black Sea. And we could secure the main routes to Europe by using Turkeymake it a key hub if it is of interest to our European partners,” the Russian President said.

Insert nevertheless repeated his offer to resume deliveries gas to Europe through the thread Nord Stream 2 who did not record the leaks, but emphasized that “the ball is on the roof Europe”.

“The ball, as they say, is on the side of the European Union. We do not limit anyone and nowhere, and we are also ready to supply additional volumes in the autumn-winter period,” he stressed.

“If they want, they can just turn on the tap,” Putin stressed.

The European Union (EU), especially Germany, has already said it will not restart Nord Stream 2, the certification of which it blocked even before the start of the Russian military campaign in Ukraine on February 24, even if it can be fixed.

Nord Stream 1 It was also shut down due to an alleged oil leak found at the only compressor station still operating in Russia.

Insert He reiterated that the discovered leaks in the two gas pipelines are the result of an “act of international terrorism” aimed at “undermining the energy security of the entire continent.”

“Attacks on Nord Streams are a very dangerous precedent. It shows that any critical energy transport or communications infrastructure is now at risk, no matter where it is in the world and who operates it.”

The head of the Kremlin was accused USA benefit from the “final severing of ties between Russia and European Union”and control the market, even if prices for liquefied natural gas are more expensive than Russian ones.

“Technically, it is capable of producing such explosions,” he added. “The beneficiary is obvious,” he said. Insertwho also talked about Ukraine D Polandthrough which gas pipelines run Europe left.

“It’s definitely USA which can now supply energy resources at high prices,” he stressed.

American gas has more risks

Insert warned Europe that there are more risks with natural gas An American cocktail because “supply is unstable and could be diverted to other parts of the world if other consumers offer more money.”

The President also confirmed that Russia it will not supply its hydrocarbons to countries that set a price ceiling, because it will not “succumb to shameful blackmail.”

“We will not supply energy resources to those countries that will limit their prices, to those that prefer shameless tricks and blackmail instead of trade unions and market mechanisms,” he stressed.

Insert emphasized that the imposition of an oil price ceiling could carry the risk that West set a similar ceiling for other sectors of the economy, “destroying the global market economy and endangering the well-being of billions of people.”

“Who can guarantee that the same ceiling will not be set in other sectors of the economy: in agriculture, in the production of semiconductors, fertilizers and metallurgy? And not only with regard to Russiabut also to any other country in the world,” he said.

EFE