German business called a catastrophe the cessation of gas supplies from Russia

The cessation of Russian gas supplies will have devastating consequences for the country. Siegfried Ruswurm, HEAD of the German Industrial Union, stated this in an interview with the Bild am Sontag newspaper.

“By now, the consequences of cutting off Russian gas supplies would be catastrophic. We must proceed from the fact that with a shortage of such volumes, gas would no longer be supplied to the final branches of our gas pipeline system,” he said.

According to him, with the introduction of an embargo on energy resources from RUSSIA, a number of German enterprises would have to stop production.

Germany says Gazprom Germania's subsidiaries do not receive gas Politics

Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, Berlin has already introduced several packages of sanctions against Moscow, and the country's top officials have repeatedly spoken about their intention to get rid of energy dependence on Russia. The head of German diplomacy Annalena Berbock, in particular, on May 10 announced the country's intention to completely and forever abandon energy from Russia in the future.

Prior to this, the countries of the G7 (G7), which includes Germany, agreed to gradually abandon the import of Russian oil or impose an embargo after the United States . At the same time, the German Ministry of Economy noted that the rejection of Russian oil would be a "heavy burden", but indicated their readiness to take this step.

Earlier that some subsidiaries of Gazprom Germania GmbH do not receive gas due to retaliatory sanctions that Russia has imposed on the West, said the Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Robert Habek. According to him, due to Russian sanctions, the country receives less than 10 million cubic meters. m of gas per day.

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At the end of March, Germany introduced the first of three levels of emergency alert in the gas supply. It involves the maximum reduction in consumption and monitoring of the situation on the gas market.

The first level of the emergency prevention regime is introduced if there are signs of a future deterioration in the gas supply situation. If they are implemented, a second level is introduced. The third is announced in case of a significant disruption of gas supply. In this case, the government takes measures to provide gas to citizens, hospitals, fire departments and police.