Russian Foreign Ministry Says The United States Is Behind Europe's Energy Supply Crisis

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharov  

Reuters: Russia says United States is behind Europe's gas supply crisis 

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the United States had fomented Europe's gas supply crisis by pushing European leaders towards the "suicidal" step of cutting economic and energy cooperation with Moscow. 

Europe is facing its worst gas supply crisis ever, with energy prices soaring and German importers even discussing possible rationing in the European Union's biggest economy after Russia reduced gas flows westwards. 

When asked what needed to happen for Nord Stream 1 to begin pumping again, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Reuters: "Listen, you are asking me questions that even children know the answer to: those who started this need to finish this." 

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WNU Editor: I disagree. The Europeans are doing a very good job by themselves in wrecking their energy markets and supply chains. Even Turkish President Erdogan is stating the obvious .... Turkey's Erdogan says 'Europe reaping what it sowed' on energy crisis (Reuters).