Russia using fuel as a weapon - serious accusation by France -

Paris/Moscow: France has alleged that Russia is using the fuel supply to Europe as a weapon of war. France accused Russia after Russian company Gazprom cut fuel supplies to European countries on Tuesday. While France has charged with the ‘Energy War’, Hungary has warned that Western Europe’s energy system may collapse soon. The Foreign Minister of Hungary retorted that the global ideology could not give warmth to the European population in winter.

Moreover, Russia has reduced gas supplies to European countries since last month. In ‘Nord Stream 1’, the main fuel channel supplying Europe, fuel supply has been reduced by almost 60%. Now it is said that this supply stands only at 20%. Against this background, Russian fuel company Gazprom reduced it on Tuesday. A strong reaction was received from France over this.

Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Energy Minister of France, warned that Russia is using fuel as a weapon of war. European countries should prepare for the worst. Russia can completely cut off the fuel supply to European countries. Russia has already announced a complete shutdown of supplies from the Nord Stream from Wednesday, August 31 to Friday, September 2. Therefore, indications are already there that the fuel shortage crisis in Europe is getting worse.

Furthermore, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Peter Szijjarto, drew attention to this point. Szijjarto warned that Europe’s policy of rejecting Russian fuel without suitable alternatives could deliver jolts to the entire system in European countries. Pointing to the various statements made by Western European countries, the Minister of Hungary implied that such statements would not work in winter. Meanwhile, Belgian Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten warned that if European leaders do not take steps to cap fuel prices, Europeans will face harsher and harsher winters in the next decade.