Vladimir Putin spoke at the summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Moscow. The main statements of the Russian President: The global gas industry finds itself in a state of uncertainty. Prices have risen sharply, but may fall just as quickly; Russia remains a responsible gas exporter, a reliable and predictable partner; Attempts to exclude Russia from the global gas market will lead to serious consequences, mainly to prohibitive costs for consumers; Europe, by refusing Russian energy resources, is dealing a blow to its own industry and social sphere. "Don't dig a hole for someone else, otherwise you'll fall into it yourself," the president recalled in a Russian proverb; Gas supply disruptions have become the main problem of the global market. It is necessary to develop new supply routes and reciprocal transactions between countries; Russia proposes to expand the consultations within the forum of gas exporting countries on crisis phenomena in the world market and to coordinate approaches to supply; Investments in the gas industry should be long-term and based on long-term contracts.