Tue Sep 6, 2022 – 2:53 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Demonstrations against government energy policies have broken out in Germany as the energy crisis continues to cause problems across Europe.
While prices soar and consequent fears regarding the coming winter rise among Europeans, politicians have expressed concern for months that Russia, after having already reduced the gas flow to Europe, might soon stop delivering gas altogether. Although European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen claims Russia has “blackmailed” the European union (EU), it is widely acknowledged that Russian gas cuts have been triggered by severe Western sanctions.
Recent comments by Kremlin spokesman Dimitry Peskov sparked concern that gas deliveries through the major pipeline Nord Stream 1 might not resume at all.
“Problems with gas supply arose because of the sanctions imposed on our country by Western states, including Germany and Britain,” Peskov told reporters during a July conference call. “We see incessant attempts to shift responsibility and blame onto us. We categorically reject this and insist that the collective West – in this case the EU, Canada, the U.K. – is to blame for the fact that the situation has reached the point where it is
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