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According to the Federation Council, the words of the new Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer that Vienna continues to support the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is the position of a sane person.

The European Union plans to change the strategy for concluding gas contracts and improve the EU's energy security, Bloomberg reported.

Austria continues to support the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and expects to launch it soon. This was announced on Tuesday, December 14, by the new Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer.

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.