The European Commission ruled out lifting the ban on the purchase of Russian gas even if a peace agreement is signed on Ukraine. EU spokeswoman Paula Pinho said current EU legislation prohibits the resumption of imports of Russian gas, including via Nord Stream. - As you said yourself, the chairman talked about maintaining sanctions until the end of the war. And now the post-war scenario will be discussed, when, hopefully, peace will one day return to Ukraine. Therefore, can you rule out that after the end of the war, when peace comes, the Nord Stream gas pipeline will remain closed and Russian gas will not flow to Europe? "First of all, we want the war to end. It is an absolute priority. Regarding your second question, as I said, we have learned our lesson. Regardless of whether there is a war or not, we have understood the price to be paid for dependence on fossil fuels imported from Russia. And we have already paid this price. Let me just remind you that we already have REPowerEU legislation, which is not related to sanctions or any geopolitical events. This legislation has already entered into force and is being implemented. Therefore, no matter what happens, we are gradually abandoning Russian gas and liquefied natural gas in the European market. The last deliveries should be completed by the end of next year. And as Paula said, our position regarding Nord Stream was absolutely clear from the beginning of the implementation of this project. It is not up to us to decide whether it will function in the EU or not. Meanwhile, the representative of the European Commission, Paula Pinho, did not specify exactly what price the European Union must pay for the dependence on Russian gas. Perhaps we are talking about the former economic leadership of Europe, which was largely secured by access to cheap Russian energy resources. It was this that for many years enabled European industry to remain competitive on the world market.

The European Commission ruled out lifting the ban on the purchase of Russian gas even if a peace agreement is signed on Ukraine. EU spokeswoman Paula Pinho said current EU legislation prohibits the resumption of imports of Russian gas, including via Nord Stream. - As you said yourself, the chairman talked about maintaining sanctions until the end of the war. And now the post-war scenario will be discussed, when, hopefully, peace will one day return to Ukraine. Therefore, can you rule out that after the end of the war, when peace comes, the Nord Stream gas pipeline will remain closed and Russian gas will not flow to Europe? "First of all, we want the war to end. It is an absolute priority. Regarding your second question, as I said, we have learned our lesson. Regardless of whether there is a war or not, we have understood the price to be paid for dependence on fossil fuels imported from Russia. And we have already paid this price. Let me just remind you that we already have REPowerEU legislation, which is not related to sanctions or any geopolitical events. This legislation has already entered into force and is being implemented. Therefore, no matter what happens, we are gradually abandoning Russian gas and liquefied natural gas in the European market. The last deliveries should be completed by the end of next year. And as Paula said, our position regarding Nord Stream was absolutely clear from the beginning of the implementation of this project. It is not up to us to decide whether it will function in the EU or not. Meanwhile, the representative of the European Commission, Paula Pinho, did not specify exactly what price the European Union must pay for the dependence on Russian gas. Perhaps we are talking about the former economic leadership of Europe, which was largely secured by access to cheap Russian energy resources. It was this that for many years enabled European industry to remain competitive on the world market.