“We need to stay in & nbsp; dialogue with & nbsp; Russia. Relations between Germany and & nbsp; Russia have always been special & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; She said.
Merkel added that & nbsp; Germany and & nbsp; France will continue to work in the & nbsp; Normandy format on the & nbsp; implementation of the Minsk agreements on & nbsp; the situation with & nbsp; Donbass and & nbsp; Crimea.
These events “deeply shocked our European order “, but this does not mean that it is necessary to end the dialogue with Moscow, she emphasized. on & nbsp; gas. According to & nbsp; sources, Merkel told the leaders of the EU countries that & nbsp; Russia promised to increase gas reserves in & nbsp; German storage facilities.
As of & nbsp; today, gas reserves in & nbsp; European storage facilities are & nbsp; low, but & nbsp; at & nbsp; this about & nbsp; increase in gas reserves is out of the question, writes & nbsp; FT. The largest deficit is at & nbsp; facilities controlled by Gazprom. In & nbsp; in connection with & nbsp; this critics note that & nbsp; the Russian company is deliberately trying to limit fuel supplies in & nbsp; Europe, affecting & nbsp; the cost of gas.