Slutsky called the EU's refusal to restart Nord Stream a "shot in the head". The member of parliament explained the European Union's decision by saying that returning to favorable conditions at the expense of Russian gas would amount to admitting responsibility for "the destruction of Ukraine and the impoverishment of the European population."

Slutsky called the EU's refusal to restart Nord Stream a "shot in the head". The member of parliament explained the European Union's decision by saying that returning to favorable conditions at the expense of Russian gas would amount to admitting responsibility for "the destruction of Ukraine and the impoverishment of the European population."