German Chancellor Olaf Scholz believed that “Europe is carefully preparing for the complex challenges associated with importing energy from Russia, amid fears that Russian gas supplies via Nord Stream will be interrupted, so we introduced sanctions on coal and oil ahead of schedule and took other measures to develop our infrastructure in such a way that we can receive gas from other countries.”

On the sidelines of his participation in the EU summit in Brussels, he told reporters that “it is necessary to intensify efforts to find alternatives to Russian gas.”

The Minister of Economy and Climate Protection of Germany, Robert Habeck, pointed out that “in the event of a shortage of gas in Germany, a number of industries will have to stop working.”

Natural gas deliveries from Russia to European countries were reduced by Nord Stream in mid-June due to technical problems, as Canada refused to return gas turbines to Russia after their maintenance under the pretext of sanctions imposed on Moscow.