Peskov: Europe will not have time to fill gas storage facilities before winter

MOSCOW, September 9 - RIA Novosti. Europeans now find themselves in a difficult situation, faced with problems of pumping gas into underground storage facilities, which will not be able to be filled before the onset of winter even at maximum injection rates, said Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.

Exchange prices for gas in Europe exceeded $950 per thousand cubic meters for the first time since December 23, 2022.

“The Europeans are now in a very difficult situation, this has been said many times. They have problems with pumping underground gas storage facilities. And even having reached the maximum rate of injection, they will no longer be able to do this before the onset of winter,” Peskov told reporters, answering a question from RIA Novosti about the possibility of resuming Russian energy supplies to Europe.

The current level of gas exchange prices is not a record, and Europeans are aware of this, the Kremlin representative added.

“According to the logic of things and based on common sense, of course, Europeans should look for cheaper sources of energy supply and cheaper gas. Russian gas could have long ago become cheaper gas for them: Russian pipe gas, Russian liquefied gas, although liquefied gas is always sold at a spot price,” the presidential press secretary noted.