See you soon!The German Chancellor sent a "distress signal" to Russia, and Putin was kind-hearted this time
* According to the report, on the 9th local time, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a meeting of the ruling party that Berlin was forced to start gas terminal reserves due to Russia's cutting off of natural gas to Europe and Germany, which caused his dissatisfaction. It is worth noting that on the same day that Scholz expressed his dissatisfaction with Russia, the European Union reached a preliminary agreement on a gas regulation that would allow member states to effectively ban gas imports from Russia without new energy sanctions. Analysts note that this move shows that the EU is preparing to reduce its dependence on Russian gas.
As can be seen from the above information, the EU is divided on key issues, forming a state of decentralization. It is difficult for Brussels and member states to reach agreement on some key issues, especially on the issue of the economy and livelihood of EU countries, that is, the ban on natural gas imports from Russia, the two sides have different opinions, resulting in the EU's previous sanctions against Ukraine are still opposed by many member states. In the context of the renewed outbreak of the international energy crisis, continuing to import natural gas from Russia has become the best option for European countries to get out of their economic difficulties.
This situation is not surprising. Unlike the member states**, which work hard to make ends meet, Brussels' political elite is supported by the taxpayers of the member states every month, so they do not have to suffer from the energy crisis and inflation in Europe. Therefore, the political leadership of the European Union has been more active than anyone else in reducing its dependence on Russian energy. Scholz pointed out that the blame for soaring prices across Europe lies entirely with Russia's halt to European natural gas**, as Europe has reduced its imports of 120 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Russia, leading to undesirable consequences such as an energy crisis and inflation.
When Scholz made the above remarks, one wondered why his face did not look guilty. After all, having previously announced that "Germany will completely reduce its dependence on Russian gas" and accusing other European countries of importing Russian gas, he is now complaining that Russia's "interruption of gas to Europe and Germany**" has led to an energy crisis across the continent. It seems that Scholz alone plays the dual role of man and ghost. In making these remarks, perhaps he should think rationally about who caused the explosion of the Nord Stream 1 2 submarine gas pipeline. A new round of energy crisis broke out in Europe, why didn't he hold the United States accountable for blowing up the gas pipelines, but chose to go against Putin?
As winter approaches, the demand for natural gas in Europe has increased sharply, leading to a shortage of natural gas in countries such as Germany, especially due to tensions with Russia. In this case, Germany had to use terminal reserves to solve urgent problems. Therefore, Scholz's complaint to Putin about stopping the European gas ** seems to be that he cannot cope with the dilemma caused by the shortage of domestic natural gas, and can only send a distress signal to Putin. In this regard, Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, retorted: Scholz did not blush when he said this, it was they who refused Russian gas, it was they who ignored the people out of hatred of Russia, and now they blame Russia for the European energy crisis, which is really unbelievable!
However, Medvedev's criticism is criticism, and Putin seems to be in a tolerant mood. After receiving Scholz's signal for help, Gazprom announced on the 10th local time that they will continue to deliver 42.2 million cubic meters of natural gas per day to Europe through the Ukrainian pipeline. At the same time, Russia is also sending ** natural gas to some European countries through the Turkish Stream, which is essential to alleviate the energy crisis in Europe. Clearly, Putin does not seem intent on exacerbating Europe when it is about to plunge into an energy crisis.
In reality, the story is relatively simple, Russian gas needs to be sold so that Putin can raise money to advance his military goals in Ukraine. In addition, taking into account Russia's increase in gas to Europe at this sensitive moment**, this also helps to deepen the differences between the EU countries and Brussels, thereby dividing the US-EU alliance on the issue of supporting Ukraine. More critically, with the reduction of Western military aid to Ukraine, Ukraine has fallen into an extremely difficult situation, so much so that many US and European analysts believe that "Putin has won". In this situation, Putin may not mind supplying additional gas to Europe, especially as the conflict in Ukraine draws to a close. This act of kindness helped Europe survive the harsh winter while the two sides could continue to do business after the war.