A Big Move from France; Stopping Gas Purchases from Russia?

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire made statements stating that completely stopping gas purchases from Russia is the most likely scenario.

Gas move from the French government; He started working to completely stop gas purchases from Russia. Finance Minister Le Maire made statements stating that the most likely scenario in future planning is to completely cut gas purchases from Russia. Speaking at a conference in the South of France, Le Maire said, "A complete cut in gas supplies from Russia is a big possibility, we must prepare for this scenario. It would be very irresponsible to reject this scenario." France imports 17 percent of its total gas from Russia. This is a lower rate compared to neighboring countries. Le Maire added that companies and households would first need to reduce their energy consumption, and then new infrastructure would be built for LNG shipments from different countries.