Putin called the explosions targeting the Nord Stream pipelines direct acts of terrorism. Additional statements by the president at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF): The global gas industry faces uncertainty: prices have risen sharply, but they may fall just as much; Russia is a responsible gas exporter and a reliable and predictable partner; Any attempt to exclude Russia from the global gas market will have serious consequences, and above all, excessive costs for consumers; "Don't dig a hole for someone else, otherwise you might fall into it yourself" (on Europe's limitations and the energy situation in the region); Investment in the gas industry should be long-term and based on long-term gas supply contracts; Russia proposed expanding consultations within the GECF on crises in the global gas market, coordinating approaches to energy supply, and examining ways to optimize fuel supply routes; Russia is exploring the possibility of working with the United States in the Arctic region.

Putin called the explosions targeting the Nord Stream pipelines direct acts of terrorism. Additional statements by the president at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF): The global gas industry faces uncertainty: prices have risen sharply, but they may fall just as much; Russia is a responsible gas exporter and a reliable and predictable partner; Any attempt to exclude Russia from the global gas market will have serious consequences, and above all, excessive costs for consumers; "Don't dig a hole for someone else, otherwise you might fall into it yourself" (on Europe's limitations and the energy situation in the region); Investment in the gas industry should be long-term and based on long-term gas supply contracts; Russia proposed expanding consultations within the GECF on crises in the global gas market, coordinating approaches to energy supply, and examining ways to optimize fuel supply routes; Russia is exploring the possibility of working with the United States in the Arctic region.