French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Mer warned that Moscow would completely cut off gas supplies to Europe, and called the measures to be taken by European countries. Politico writes about it.

" Today, this is the most likely option,"

The French government is already working to identify companies that should receive priority protection in the event of supply disruptions, the minister said..

“It means looking very specifically at each company, each area of \u200b\u200bemployment, which companies should reduce energy consumption and which cannot,” he stressed..

At the same time, he pointed out possible damage to production equipment and the risk of environmental consequences..

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Recall that the Kremlin delivered an ultimatum regarding the return of the German turbine for Nord Stream. Russia says it will increase gas supplies to Europe if Canada returns Siemens Energy turbine.

After lengthy discussions with European allies, as well as with the International Energy Agency, Canada decided to return the turbine, despite objections and warnings from Ukraine that this Russian blackmail was a dangerous precedent..

Last year, Ukraine was preparing for a scenario with Russia cutting off gas supplies.

According to the GTS Operator of Ukraine, the era of Russian gas will in any case end in three to four years.