The commencement of the rise in heating demand between October and March, which necessitates a major reduction in gas consumption so that it can traverse the winter safely, puts Europe in front of its first difficult test, according to Sky News Arabia.
The next winter will be the most challenging and hard in the history of Europe because of the sharp increase in gas and energy prices brought on by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, where gas prices in Europe increased to more than 3300 dollars per thousand cubic metres.
Russia is the only gas supplier to Europe.
Europe depends on Russia to provide it with about half of its natural gas needs to operate industrial activity, facilities and heating systems.
The majority of European nations refused to submit to Russian law enforcement or pay rubles in exchange for gas supplies when Russia planned to restrict its size and stop supplying gas to several nations on the continent.
Pumping of gas to some nations was halted.
In the past few days, Russia has stopped pumping gas to Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Poland, and has dramatically reduced the quantities of other countries.
The Russian authorities decided to suspend their gas exports to Germany through the “Nord Stream 1” pipeline for a few days late this month, in the second stop of its kind during the summer.
The fact that the governments of Europe are engulfed in a winter season during which home heating systems remain cold and industry cease production is notable.
a fresh military effort
Along the Russian-Ukrainian border, in the Donbas region, Russia launched a new military operation that used “high-precision weapons” to target Ukraine’s military infrastructure, air defence system, and air force.
The Ukrainian border guards said that the Ukrainian border was attacked by Russia from Russia, White Russia and the Crimea.
Attacks
The Ukrainian border guards stated that artillery, heavy equipment, and small arms were used to target border forces, patrols, and checkpoints.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that his nation would immediately recognise the Republic of Donetsk and Loganick’s independence from Ukraine and urged the Russian parliament to confirm the decision.
Darkness threatens Europe, which is currently experiencing the longest winter in recorded history.
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