stop by Russian gas in Poland and Bulgaria who refused to pay for the supplies in rubles. Is Italy threatening to become the next country to turn off gas? “We have to ask the Draghi government and its supporters, ie Conte, Speranza, Salvini, Letta and Berlusconi,” thunders Raphael Raduzzi, MP from Alternativa and member of the Chamber’s Budget Committee, in an interview with the affaritaliani.it website. “They are the ones who hold the fate of Italy in their hands. It would be interesting to know if the Italian government does not already pay Russian gas in rubles or, as some international press agencies report, it is preparing for it,” Raduzzi suspects.
“If they refuse to pay for gas under the system designed by the Kremlin, we risk an economic catastrophe,” warns the Alternativa MP, “with thousands of companies being forced to hire and millions of workers being laid off “.
If Russia should decide to cut gas supplies to Italy or Germany, “it will be necessary to find alternative supplies”. “Fortunately we have very high stocks in both Italy and Germany and we are all working on new availability of LPG, LNG and regasification. There are alternatives,” said the EU Economic Commissioner. Paolo Gentiloni, in an interview with the Flemish public television Vrt.
“And we have to know that it is not easy for Russia to make such decisions because it is it then feeds the Russian economy. If Russia were to adopt them, I think we’re ready to have alternatives, they will certainly come at a price, and that’s why we’re in no hurry to introduce a gas embargo so far. It’s an issue we’re thinking about right now because we want to avoid actions that have consequences, certainly for Russia, but also too heavy for us,” he added.