Putin's blackmail failed but next year will be difficult
The attempt of Russian President Vladimir Putin to blackmail Europe using energy resources, it failed, but next year it will still be difficult, the European Commissioner for Energy Simson said at the Mediterranean Energy Ministers Meeting in Malta. About it reports Sky News. According to Simson, the Mediterranean region played a key role and helped 27 EU countries overcome the unprecedented year of energy crisis and difficulties caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In May 2022, the EU launched a rePowreu plan in response to the complexity that arose on the market due to the invasion of the Russian Federation. Such a plan was to ensure energy conservation, increase the production of environmentally friendly energy and diversify energy. "We can say that Putin's attempt to blackmail Europe has failed, and in the long run, it is important to invest significant funds in renewable sources," Simon explained.
It should be reminded that Zelensky commented on the idea of "Korean script" for Ukraine. OP Advisor Mikhail Podolyak stated that everyone in the international community is aware of how the Putin elites are limited in time and power. There should be no frost of war in Ukraine, he said. It was also reported that Putin had answered the calls to accept Ukraine for NATO. The Russian expatriate Dmitry Medvedev stated that it should be taken into account not the potential but the direct threat.