Putin's key message at the GECF summit Putin called the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline an act of "direct terrorism" He said natural gas remains essential, providing about a quarter of the global energy mix Russia warned that efforts to exclude it from global gas markets could have serious consequences Moscow proposed closer coordination between gas exporters on supply routes, risks and technology Putin also mentioned possible Arctic cooperation with the US and criticized Europe for rejecting Russian energy.

Putin's key message at the GECF summit Putin called the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline an act of "direct terrorism" He said natural gas remains essential, providing about a quarter of the global energy mix Russia warned that efforts to exclude it from global gas markets could have serious consequences Moscow proposed closer coordination between gas exporters on supply routes, risks and technology Putin also mentioned possible Arctic cooperation with the US and criticized Europe for rejecting Russian energy.