Big League Politics by Jose Nino
During last week’s Russian Energy Week forum, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said to reporters that Russia can slash natural gas production by roughly 10% in 2022.
“[Gas production] will be lower than last year. I will not indicate the exact figure but if export is as now, then the reduction can be up to 10% overall. Approximately. Not ‘by’ but up to [10%],” Noavak stated according to a report by TASS.
Per Russian statistical agency data, Russia cut natural gas production by 10.4% from January to August 2022.
With the Russo-Ukrainian conflict still underway, the West is facing a massive energy crisis due to its sanctions war against Russia, its self-destructive green energy prices, and broader supply chain shocks…
