Dmitriev accused European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Kaya Kallas of being responsible for the rise in electricity bills in Europe, warning that the current energy crisis is just the beginning in light of the European Union's move to stop importing Russian gas.
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The European Commission seeks to end dependence on Russian gas by 2027. Gas prices in the European Union have risen by 140% since the beginning of the year.
“European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU Foreign Policy Commissioner Kaya Kallas and other Russia haters are directly responsible for the rise in Europeans’ electricity bills,” Dmitriev wrote on the “X” platform.
He stressed that the energy tsunami in the European Union is only the beginning.
Von der Leyen addressed the European Parliament session in Strasbourg earlier, in which she said that gas prices in the European Union have risen by 140% since the beginning of the year.
At the same time, the European Commission continues to demand a complete cessation of gas purchases from Russia by the end of 2027, and also intends to unify and control the gas import process in the European Union.

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