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Accusations leveled by some Western officials against Russia over allegedly halting gas transit to Western Europe to push the approval of Nord Stream 2 are false, Gazprom said on Saturday.Europe is being pressured not to approve the pipeline, because the U.S. want to continue selling its more expensive LNG to it.
"All accusations alleging that we undersupply gas to the European market are absolutely baseless, unacceptable and inconsistent with reality," the company's spokesman, Sergey Kupriyanov, told journalists, adding that all such statements are nothing but "lies."
The heated statement came in response to accusations leveled against Moscow by some Western officials earlier this week. Gazprom's Yamal-Europe pipeline, which brings gas from Russia to Germany through Poland and Belarus, saw shipments halted.
The development prompted some politicians to assume that Russia is playing politics and pushing for the approval of its recently built Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which is yet to be passed by the German regulator. Fully constructed in September, the pipeline has faced vehement opposition from Poland and Ukraine - two transit nations bypassed by the Baltic Sea pipeline, which stand to lose billions of dollars in annual revenues - as well as the US.
Berlin recently said it would decide the project's fate on a non-political basis.
The Russian gas giant said it simply fulfilled all its existing contractual obligations and did not receive any new supply requests from the relevant European nations, like Germany and France. The company supplied 50.2 billion cubic meters of gas to Germany alone this year, Kupriyanov said, adding that it was 5.3 billion cubic meters more than last year.
Gazprom also fulfilled all its obligations related to gas supplies through the Ukrainian gas transport network as early as on December 15 but still continues to transport gas through Ukraine's territory.
"All the problems were created by Western Europe itself," Kupriyanov said, adding that one should "look in the mirror" instead of "placing the blame on Gazprom." The spokesman also said that the company is ready to supply additional volumes of gas within the existing contract framework.
On Friday, the New York-based financial news media outlet Bloomberg reported that a halt in deliveries was not due to some malicious schemes in Moscow but because of the fact that Gazprom's western buyers had hit their contractual limits for 2021.
Europe saw gas prices skyrocketing this autumn, sparking fears of an energy crisis and leading to initial accusations against Moscow. This week, gas prices rose about 20% again, prompting another wave of heated rhetoric from the West.
I have just reread one of Mary Baloghs books (Slightly Tempted) where the guy’s failure to forgive caused him to behave despicably to towards another who was innocent. When we don’t deal with our past it affects everything we do - it can’t not.Absolutely! Mary Balogh's books are just wonderful! I just love reading them. The stories offer one insight and the possibilty for healing oneself. Who would have thought that from a romance novel? I can't recommend them enough! I loved the slightly series too. I will read them again, for sure.
That’s why God gave us the gifts of repentance and forgiveness. (I know you know that).Shame many people don't use such gifts? I reckon that, facing oneself and offering forgiveness to oneself and others takes a lot of courage. But it is so worth it.
Whatever isn't addressed in the inner world, will be enacted in the outer world as fate.Reminds me of something Edgar Cayce said. Something like:
Great! But not for all of the time, I hope?However, if you have some really good sh*t and you are on 40 acres, then maybe that is good enough. Who knows.
However, if you have some really good sh*t and you are on 40 acres, then maybe that is good enough. Who knows.That doesn't really matter. It can be wonderful to be on your own for a period of time. But, one needs the company of others too, even if only as a ''sounding board'' or ''mirror''. The greatest learning about ourselves comes via our relationships with other/s and vice versa. I guess the 'stage of life' has to be considered also, as does the individual. So, I don't wholly disagree, just mostly.
Now is the time to reflect on those and what I have caused.Both positive and negative, yes?
Joyly And will you share that with her too?I will when the time is right. I feel like she already knows. Still, I will let her know in due course. We understand each other well without words. We know each others essence I feel. There are many ways to communicate!
My first husband only shared with me recently (from the spirit world) how he felt when he first saw me and I smiled. He felt weak in the knees and spent the next two weeks planning how he could meet me. We never had that open communication in our marriage. We just drifted apart (locked in our own sadness) and separated without ever having a real conversation. I am certain that if I had been open and honest he would have responded in like and we could have grown together.Ouch!! That is really sad Joyly. I am so sorry to hear that! I am glad that he communicated with you recently though. Kind of brings some resolution, I hope??
Nobody would accuse you of being lazy on this particular topic G.Back to my first reply to you on this thread.
I really wish you all the best.Thank you and I really hope all goes well with my special someone and I in the New Year!
Thankyou. A breakfast bevy of amorous music.
Thanks for that clarity and sorry for the projection.That's ok Joyly, you have nothing to apologise for. I think we have a different understanding of the word, that's all.
Sorry, I copied the link hours ago and have forgotten the article and who it was who posted the link.
Certainly worth a watch!