Austria: Europe has no other choice but to continue to depend on Russian gas

  The Chancellor of Austria has said that continuing to buy gas from Russia is not pleasant, but Russian gas is important for the energy security of European countries. The Sputnik news agency has quoted the Austrian Chancellor, Karl Nehammer as saying this and adding that buying gas from Russia is morally objectionable, but until now there is no other way to ensure energy security in Austria other than buying gas from Russia.

The Chancellor of Austria has also said: "The number one priority for his country is the security of energy supply. If the energy supply is disturbed, the whole country will suffer and there will be a big crisis for the citizens of Austria. That is why the first thing is to ensure that there is a security of energy supply , and we have no choice but to continue buying gas from Russia."

The Chancellor of Austria has also admitted that Russia is Austria's main trading partner despite the fact that Moscow's policies are not friendly to European countries. Chancellor of Austria, Karl Nehammer In July this year, CEO of the Austrian Oil and Gas Corporation, Alfred Stern said that the corporation will continue to buy most of its gas from Russia and that it has no intention of looking for alternative contracts from other areas for meet Austria's energy needs.

Earlier, the Chancellor of Austria, Karl Nehmer, announced that it is impossible to impose sanctions on the gas import sector from Russia and that Western sanctions against Russia are not progressing as fast as expected by the European Union. In the past, Austria said that it depends on Russian gas for 80 percent and that is why it did not support the ban on lifting gas from Russia even though Vienna supported the oil embargo against Moscow because it is not very dependent on Russian oil.

The European Union silently followed the United States in imposing severe sanctions on Russia under the pretext of the Ukraine war, including energy sanctions. But it is the European countries that continue to suffer so much that a few days ago the French government asked for an agreement to live in peace between European countries and Russia.