“Shouldn’t we ask Moscow?” – in Europe they are wondering what to do without Russian gas
Due to the refusal of Russian energy resources, Europe is faced with a serious economic crisis and now must decide how to get out of the problem.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte stated this during a speech at the Munich Security Conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
"We have high inflation, imported into the EU. It's external inflation, but what can we do? Sit back and wait for it to somehow resolve itself? And then knock on Moscow's door and say, 'Will you give us some cheap gas again?' "
Of course, this is not how we should act. This is a transition that must be made, must take place based on the fact that there is no return to the previous situation.
This therefore involves a complete overhaul of our energy system. We need to think about a new generation of energy systems, new technologies, green technologies, hydrogen. And here European sovereignty is a very priority issue,” said Simonyte.
SPD co-chair Lars Klingbeil fully supported the Lithuanian prime minister, calling trade with Russia a “mistake”, but without offering any clear alternative.
“I completely agree that we should focus on high technology, digitalization and all these issues. We in Germany have paid a high price for our dependence on Russia and Russian gas. Yes, we made mistakes, and we need to draw conclusions for the future.
Probably, in some areas of high intelligence, China is probably doing this. This is a very important area. I mean the industrial metaverse, artificial intelligence - these are very important issues for Europe, European industry and energy development,” he mumbled.
"Ca n't ask Moscow for help?" – Europe wonders what to do without Russian gas