The CEO of French oil giant Total, Christophe de Margerie (Christophe de Margerie) in the interview to the Agency led a comparison of the current state of relations between the EU and Russia with the erection of a new Berlin wall.

" citizens around declare that We must protect ourselves from the Ukraine, And after start talking about Russia. It literally different things. Are We going to build a new Berlin wall?" - asks a rhetorical question Margerie.

" Russia is a partner, and We can't spend the time to escape our neighbor. We have to think about that, to be not very dependent on any country. And not from Russia, which saved us, " - added the General Director of the French oil and gas giant. For example, Margerie said the importance of the South and Nord streams, providing Europe uninterrupted gas supplies from Russia, bypassing Ukraine.

first Chapter of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov Century, stated that the implementation of the suspended EU project " South stream " will help strengthen the energy security of the whole Europe.

The project is implemented in a period of tense relations between Russia and Europe. The European Commission has taken a tough stance on cross-border infrastructure projects with the Russian participation - the Opal (branch of the " Nord stream " and " South stream ", declaring that they do not correspond to norms of the 3rd energy package of the EU, which allows Gazprom to fill the pipe is not greater than than half." Gazprom " considers these EU rules discriminatory for themselves And the project " South stream " is necessary to ensure the energy security of the South of Europe.

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