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The spot price of gas in Europe at the opening of exchange trading on Tuesday, December 14, increased by 5.3% and rose above $ 1,400 per 1,000 cubic meters. m for the first time since the beginning of October.

The project has been completed and «now it needs to be used», Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said.

The politician noted that he considers such a reaction as an extreme measure.

The head of the permanent delegation of Ukraine to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Yegor Chernev said that the United States does not refuse sanctions on Nord Stream 2.

Earlier, the price of the January futures rose to $1,185 per thousand cubic meters.

Implementation of a large-scale gasification program in Russia will allow to reduce CO2 emissions by 23 million tons by the end of 2024.

The German newspaper Handelsblatt spoke about the possible impact of the agreements with the United States on cooperation between Berlin and Moscow.

Gas prices in Europe at the opening of trading are down by almost five percent, according to data from the ICE Futures exchange.

The French authorities have banned banks in the country from investing in the Russian Novatek project for the production of liquefied natural gas Arctic LNG-2 in Yamal.

Moldova in December will face the need to pay off its debt to Gazprom in the amount of $ 30-40 million, a solution must be sought now.

Gas and oil prices could reach new peaks this winter if cold winter forecasts come true.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has understood Alexander Lukashenko's statement that Belarus may stop the transit of energy resources to Europe.

The topic of continuing the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine after 2024 can be discussed if Gazprom has buyers for this fuel, said Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.

Alexei Rudnev, the director general of Gazprom gazoraspredelenie Krasnodar, and his deputy Alexander Savostyanov have been detained on suspicion of large-scale commercial bribery (part 8 of Article 204 of the Criminal Code).

New US sanctions on Nord Stream 2 are being introduced to create the appearance of active actions, the announced restrictions do not pose a real threat to the project.