The advertisement, which was published by Gazprom and which allegedly included the threat of a difficult winter for Europe, was on the agenda of social media. The video, which created a big agenda all over the world, featured remarkable images from European cities. Anton Gerashchenko, Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, also used striking expressions in his social media account regarding the video that created an incident. Here are the details…
“IT WILL BE A LONG WINTER”
According to Anton Gerashchenko’s post on his Twitter account, Russian energy company Gazprom published a remarkable advertisement after the gas flow from Nord Stream was stopped. Garashchenko claimed that Gazprom used the slogan “It will be a long winter” in this ad. In addition, the advertisement, which also featured the European Union (EU) flag, suggested that winter would be tough for Europe.
“Do they really think they can kill thousands of Ukrainians, seize another country’s land, and Europe will look the other way, fearing gas blackmail?” Garashchenko shared. made statements.
Russian Gazprom published a video “Winter will be big” where company turns off gas flow & ice age begins in Europe.
Do they really think they can kill thousands of Ukrainians, capture territories of another country, and Europe will look the other way, afraid of gas blackmail? pic.twitter.com/5Zwjg3x9su
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 5, 2022
EUROPEAN CAPITALS SHOWED FRINGED
In the video at the center of the allegations, European capitals were also depicted as frozen. It was claimed that there was a song called “Winter will be long” in the background. Gerashchenko’s sharing became the agenda on social media. Some social media users shared the alleged video of Gazprom’s advertising video, commenting that “winter will be tough for Europe”.
GAZPROM ANNOUNCED THAT NATURAL GAS SHIPMENT FROM NORTH CURRENT PIPELINE IS STOPPED
Russian energy company Gazprom announced on Friday that natural gas shipments from the Nord Stream pipeline have been suspended indefinitely. In Gazprom’s statement, it was stated that malfunctions were detected in a turbine in Nord Stream, which was taken into maintenance on August 31 and is expected to be operational again tomorrow. It was stated in the statement that it was not possible to deliver natural gas from the line without repairing the faults, and therefore it was decided to suspend the natural gas delivery via Nord Stream for an indefinite period.
RUSSIA’S GAS SHIPMENT TO EUROPE IS DECLINES FASTLY
In a statement made by Gazprom on 19 August, it was stated that natural gas flow will be stopped for three days from 31 August due to pre-scheduled maintenance in Nord Stream.
Nord Stream is known as one of the important lines carrying Russian gas to Europe, as well as the Yamal-Europe pipeline and the pipelines in Ukraine.
After the start of the Ukraine war, while the shipments over the Yamal-Europe line were completely stopped, the shipments over Ukraine decreased by about half.
While Russian officials claim that the problems in natural gas shipments to Europe are caused by sanctions, European officials claim that Russia uses energy resources as a weapon.