In the Russian war against Ukraine, gas supplies to Europe have become a means of pressure for the head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin. Russia cut off gas supplies to Finland in mid-May after the country refused to pay in rubles. According to Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, it is necessary to quickly abandon the import of Russian gas. In particular, the EU plans to increase purchases of liquefied natural gas from the US and Qatar, as well as expand the capacity of green energy.. This is reported by ZN.. ua, Breton said on the Europe 1/CNews TV channel.

“We will have to get rid of Russian gas and restore our autonomy as soon as possible, because Vladimir Putin does not like the European project. He uses gas to divide us, he did everything for many years to divide Europe,” Breton said..

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In 2021, about 45% of EU natural gas imports came from Russia.

If the Kremlin ever stops these supplies to France, Breton says, the country is ready for this..

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The new plan will include " Restarting coal-fired power plants is also an option under consideration.

In particular, the list of “unfriendly countries” published by the Russian Federation in early March included the United States, members of the European Union, Great Britain, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, Taiwan, South Korea, Norway and Australia.. EU countries are the main consumers of Russian gas.