DISINFO: Entire European cities could freeze in winter
SUMMARY
Entire European cities could freeze in winter. No one can guarantee that Europe will survive the winter with the current level of gas reserves.
RESPONSE
Pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative on the energy crisis in Europe amid the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine, subsequent Western sanctions on Russia and Russian retaliatory measures reducing gas supplies. This narrative plays into the Kremlin's claims that the West is collapsing. Kremlin seeks to pressure and blackmail the European governments and create public panic over energy insecurity / energy costs.
Meanwhile EU member states have adopted a regulation to fill gas storages and share them in a spirit of solidarity, diversified supply sources and committed to reducing gas demand by 15% this winter. Despite recent events, and in particular the attacks on the Nord Stream Pipelines, Europe is prepared to face this winter. EU underground gas reserves have been filled by almost 90% of their capacity, well ahead of the 1 November deadline set in the gas storage regulation. This means that with the predicted gas consumption reduction and filled gas reserves, Europe won’t be out of gas for the winter even without Russian gas.
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