Putin noted the competitiveness of Russian pipeline gas

VLADIVOSTOK, 7 Sep — PRIME. Russian pipeline gas is always several orders of magnitude more competitive than LNG supplied from overseas, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the WEF plenary session.

“This is a completely obvious thing,” he stated.

If Europe doesn’t want the advantage of cheap gas from Russia, then there are other countries willing to cooperate, Putin added.

“Obtaining natural gas from the Russian Federation, for decades the economies of the leading European countries have had obvious competitive advantages of a global nature. very big,” he said.

He added that Russia is ready “to cooperate with any country” and “there are a lot of such countries in the world.”

The WEF takes place on September 5-8 on the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University on Russky Island in Vladivostok. RIA Novosti acts as the general media partner of the forum.