Novak commented on the situation with energy shortages in Europe

MOSCOW, 13 Oct – PRIME. Europe needs additional energy supplies, but politicians there do not admit mistakes and do not declare the need for Russian gas from gas pipelines that are not used in full or are not used – Yamal-Europe, the Ukrainian gas transportation system (GTS) and the Northern flow 2,” said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.

“Europe today is in an acute energy shortage crisis… needs additional supplies… And as for the politicians, it certainly doesn’t feel right for them to make any decisions aimed at admitting their mistakes. Therefore, they… do not declare that there is a need for additional resources or for pumping gas with the help of those gas pipelines that remain empty today,” he said in an interview with Nail Asker-zade on the Rossiya 1 TV channel.

Novak clarified what he meant by the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline and the Ukrainian gas transportation system, which is used “not in full” in accordance with the contract signed for the period until 2024. In addition, there remains one more gas pipeline – the uncertified Nord Stream 2, along one line of which gas can also be transported to Europe.