This is reported by Express in the article “Will Russia resume gas pumping?” During which journalist Thibault Sperlet quoted comments from energy security expert Valerie Chau who said “the European Union is in chaos because Russian President Vladimir Putin could strike a death blow in an energy war”, explaining that the union does not yet have alternative sources about Russian gas to avoid such a scenario.

“Despite its diversification strategy, the European Union remains largely dependent on Russia to keep its gas reserves at reasonable levels,” Sperrle said.

Since February 24, the Russian armed forces have continued to conduct a special operation to “defend the Donbass” in southeastern Ukraine, as the Russian authorities put it. Earlier, Putin confirmed that Russia has no plans to occupy Ukrainian lands, explaining that “the purpose of the operation is to protect people who have been persecuted and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.”