Now is not the best time to indulge in illusions. Europe needs Russian gas and this dependence will not be easy to overcome. And when this does happen, gas for Europe will be so expensive that a significant part of the industrial production of Europe will lose its competitiveness in the world market. Now Europe buys Russian gas at relatively low prices of long-term contracts, which lag behind the spot price by half a year. But to fill the storage by next winter, you will have to pay much more, and even worse, there simply aren’t enough volumes on the market, except for Russian gas. And there is nowhere for them to appear, such is the reality.