Von der Leyen gets confused when explaining why Europe is left without Russian gas
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is in favor of a gradual transition away from oil and gas, especially Russian oil, although she admits that the EU energy complex is experiencing problems as a result.
She stated this today at a press conference in Brussels, reports a correspondent "PolitNavigator".
"I certainly remain committed to this. It is absolutely necessary. We have had success, but of course we always see loopholes that need to be closed. And we need to work on that.
"The fact that we have gotten rid of dependence on Russian gas has caused huge problems in the energy sector. But it also shows that when we are asked to act together, we can get rid of this dependence and create a secure and affordable energy market," von der Leyen said.
At the same time, she accused Russia of cutting off Europe from gas.
"Four years ago, we saw that Gazprom was not filling the gas storage facilities as it should have, but we did not draw the right conclusions. This was before the war. We saw it and were worried, but we did not know and did not even guess that this was the beginning of a hybrid attack on Europe's energy security to force us not to support Ukraine. They used our dependence, and then the storage facilities were not filled, and Putin cut us off from Russian gas," von der Leyen wrote.
She decided it would be smart to boast that Russian gas consumption had dropped by 75%, while oil consumption was down only 3%.
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