Gas from Russia does not weaken Europe in political terms and diversification of hydrocarbon supplies will not be a panacea for all issues of the European Union, as EU mistakenly identifies the approaches to the solution of issues, says consultant legislative Assembly of the state of Alaska on problems of commercial gas sales, former Director of PFC Energy Nikos Tsafos pages.

" The conventional wisdom [about the danger of gas dependence of the EU on Russia - approx. Ed.] based on 3 points: RF can always stop or threaten to stop gas supplies for political gain

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