Dodik announced an agreement with Russia on the price of gas for the Republika Srpska

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Serbian member of the Presidium of Bosnia and Herzegovina Milorad Dodik said that following the talks on Thursday, he agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin to keep gas prices for the Republika Srpska at the same level, TASS reported. Before that, Dodik said that now the Republika Srpska buys Russian gas at $ 290 per 1,000 cubic meters. m.

On the air of national television, Dodik said that he was “pleased with the conversation” with Putin. According to him, the Russian President also supported the proposal to build an extension of the Balkan Stream gas pipeline to the Republika Srpska – this will be discussed on Friday at meetings with representatives of Gazprom.

This fall, the growth of exchange prices for gas in Europe reached record levels. The reason for this was, among other things, the shortage of gas in the storage facilities of Europe, the reserves in which reached a ten-year minimum – 75% against 94% last year, and calm weather, which led to a decrease in the efficiency of wind generation, also contributed.

Vladimir Putin, speaking at a plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club, said that the energy crisis in Europe is the result of the economic policy of the European Commission. The energy crisis, he said, was also formed due to insufficient gas supplies from American and Middle Eastern companies and a reduction in production in the EU.

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