She characterized her arguments as “justifications” and “mistakes”. Gazprom due to the impossibility of delivering natural gas through it Nord Stream1his representative European CommissionEric Mamer.

When asked about this during today’s press briefing in Brussels, Eric Mamer stressed that the EU did not impose any sanctions. to Russia does not prohibit the return and installation of the Siemens turbine in Russia. “Nothing forbids the return and installation of the Siemens turbine in Russia. Everything else that is said on this subject is simply and blatantly wrong. “What Russia is saying is essentially a pretext not to supply gas to the EU,” Eric Mamer said. He also noted that the chairman of the commission has repeatedly pointed to “blackmail” on the part of Moscow in relation to the supply of energy resources to the EU.

In addition, the representative of the European Commission recalled that the EU adopted six packages of sanctions against Russia, based on the events in Ukraine. The goal is to keep the pressure on Russia as long as this war lasts. “In terms of energy, the EU has made a number of decisions affecting various types of Russian fossil fuels such as coal and oil, but natural gas is not discussed, and we do not want to speculate about possible future sanctions,” Eric Mamer added.

Source: APE/MEB