The gist of Vladimir Putin's statements at the GECF summit: Putin called for an appeal against direct terrorist actions by Nord Stream; The Russian Federation is exploring the possibility of joint work with the United States in the Arctic region; The role of natural gas in the world will only strengthen; A quarter of the Earth's energy balance today comes from gas; Global gas prices have risen sharply, but may reverse; The Russian Federation ranks first in the world in natural gas reserves; Russia is a responsible supplier of gas abroad, a reliable partner; any attempt to exclude the Russian Federation from participating in the world gas market has serious consequences; Europe itself is harming its own industry and social sphere, abandoning Russian energy resources; Putin referred to the consequences of Europe's refusal of Russian energy resources by saying "don't dig a hole for someone else"; the president invited gas-exporting countries to work on optimizing supply routes The Russian Federation proposes to expand consultations with gas exporting countries, assess risks and coordinate approaches to supply; Russia is systematically strengthening its technological sovereignty, including in the field of gas for cooperation and exchange of developments in the gas field; Russia has made a big step in developing LNG technologies; GECF participants and observers have the resources to solve the toughest problems in the gas industry. Video: Raftali/TASS.

The gist of Vladimir Putin's statements at the GECF summit: Putin called for an appeal against direct terrorist actions by Nord Stream; The Russian Federation is exploring the possibility of joint work with the United States in the Arctic region; The role of natural gas in the world will only strengthen; A quarter of the Earth's energy balance today comes from gas; Global gas prices have risen sharply, but may reverse; The Russian Federation ranks first in the world in natural gas reserves; Russia is a responsible supplier of gas abroad, a reliable partner; any attempt to exclude the Russian Federation from participating in the world gas market has serious consequences; Europe itself is harming its own industry and social sphere, abandoning Russian energy resources; Putin referred to the consequences of Europe's refusal of Russian energy resources by saying "don't dig a hole for someone else"; the president invited gas-exporting countries to work on optimizing supply routes The Russian Federation proposes to expand consultations with gas exporting countries, assess risks and coordinate approaches to supply; Russia is systematically strengthening its technological sovereignty, including in the field of gas for cooperation and exchange of developments in the gas field; Russia has made a big step in developing LNG technologies; GECF participants and observers have the resources to solve the toughest problems in the gas industry. Video: Raftali/TASS.