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Russia says it won't resume gas supplies to Europe until sanctions are lifted. Blaming sanctions imposed by the West for its operational failure to deliver gas to Europe through the key Nord Stream 1 pipeline, Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sept. 5 that Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom will only resume the flows once they are lifted.
Gas prices jump by 30% to almost $2,900 over Nord Stream shutdown. October futures on the ICE Futures exchange rose to $2,855 per 1,000 cubic metres on Sept. 5 from $2,213 on Sept. 2. Russian gas giant Gazprom halted gas supplies via the Nord Stream gas pipeline on Aug. 31 for an indefinite period. European leaders have accused Russia of weaponizing energy supplies to blackmail and intimidate the West, while Moscow blames Western sanctions and technical issues for the supply disruption.
Russia has earned at least 158bn euros in energy exports since start of full-scale invasion. According to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clear Air, Russia earned 158bn euros from fossil fuel exports from Feb. 24 to Aug. 24. The Finnish research center reports that the EU is Russia’s largest fossil fuel importer, accounting for 54% of Russian exports worth approximately 85bn euros.
2.15 Polls & Sociology
More than half of Russians, or 55%, believe Russia has the most friendly ties with China, according to a poll by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM).
The other most friendly countries include Belarus (49% of respondents), India (22%), Turkey (17%) and Kazakhstan (13%). Another 11% of respondents noted strong ties between Russia and Serbia (up 9% from 2019), while 10% of those polled added Iran to the list (up 7% from 2019). The statement said Russians started to mention countries like UAE (3%), Saudi Arabia (2%) and Pakistan (2%).
The United States remains the main enemy of Russia, according to respondents. The level is the highest since the start of measurements (76%, up 9% from the data in 2019). Ukraine has become the second most popular answer (43%, down 10% from 2019).
More than one-third of the respondents (39%) believe that the UK is a hostile nation, which is up 14% from 2019. Further down the list of unfriendly countries, according to Russians, are Germany (32%, plus 23% from 2019), Poland (28%), France (21%), Latvia (14%), Lithuania (12%), Estonia (11%).
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