from Sputnik News:
Ukraine’s recent attack on TurkStream closely resembles the Nord Stream sabotage, believes Dr. Mamdouh G. Salameh, an international oil economist. Why does he think this?
Ukraine’s drone attacks on a Russian compressor station supplying natural gas through the TurkStream pipeline to the EU via Turkiye “were prompted by the US and the EU secretariat,” Dr. Mamdouh G. Salameh, an international oil economist and global energy expert, tells Sputnik.
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According to Salameh, Ukraine’s actions aim to undermine EU energy security for two reasons:
1.
Following orders from the US, which profits by selling more gas to the EU.
2.
Displaying ingratitude toward the EU, despite its financial aid and weapons support to Ukraine.
EU Faces Gas Deficit
Salameh notes that Ukraine’s efforts to disrupt Russian gas supplies come during peak gas demand due to winter weather conditions. On January 1, Ukraine also halted the transit of Russian gas to Europe.
The EU is now scrambling to replenish its gas storages, which have fallen below average levels. With market competition intensifying, Bloomberg has warned that this could lead to a prolonged gas deficit lasting until 2026.
