German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock during her speech in Berlin said that Germany was aware of the potential threats due to the use of Russian energy.. Politico reports.. However, the country did nothing.

" that we should become completely independent of Russian fossil fuel imports, and a strategy has been developed to diversify our energy imports. However, we did not take it up and now we have retribution in the most cruel way,"

Annalena Burbock is a spokeswoman for the Greens who criticizes the actions of the previous government of Angela Merkel, including in the field of energy security. For example, German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck (also a representative of the Greens - Ed.. ), stressed that energy has always been a security issue.

" And if you look back, it will be hard for you to understand how we could have been so blind not to see it,"

Despite Russia's occupation of Crimea and the start of a military invasion of Donbas in 2014, Germany has deepened its dependence on Russian energy. In particular, Mr.

Khabek adds, she agreed on the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline: “We knew or could have known that it was not only pointless to place all the maps of our security policy in only one country, but that it was a stupid idea to place them in. )"

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Earlier, the EU and G7 countries refused to pay for Russian gas in rubles, as required by Russian President Vladimir Putin.. After all, this contradicts the requirements of already concluded contracts - to pay in dollars or euros..