Due to the shortage of gas in EU base on reduction of gas supply from Russia, EU countries have come to agreement to voluntarily cut the reduce of gas consumption this winter by 15%.
EU countries assumed that Russia might cut the supply that pumps through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which runs into Germany.
Do you think this will help solve the EU gas shortage for now
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I am not sure but I think recently their plans got backfired because of Russia cutting their gas supplies by 20%. I have watched a video from WION News Channel about this, and it looks like that this energy and gas problem will be here for a very long while while this Ukraine-Russia war conflict continues.
While Russia suffered from Western sanctions, they countered it with cutting gas supplies to Europe. Sadly, most of the European countries like Germany are relying too much on Russia’s Nord Stream 1 as it supplies like 1/3 of it. Now Europe is divided in gas wars and this conflict will likely put them into recession.