The Baltic Course: Baltic Assembly: Baltic States wish to reduce dependency on Russian gas
Estonian Riigikogu Member Sven Sester, who headed the Baltic Assembly energy market round table meeting that took place in Klaipeda, Lithuania, said that the Baltic states aspire for independence from Russian gas, LETA/Public Broadcasting reports.
Sester said that representatives of all Baltic states that participated in the round table meeting stated that the dependence of the Baltic states from the Russian gas has to be drastically reduced because of security and economic reasons, Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit) announced.
"Putin's threats that the events in Ukraine can affect gas deliveries to European Union states show again that Russia is using gas as a political weapon. In return to that, the Baltic states and the rest of Europe have to improve their energy security and reduce dependency on Russian energy channels. We have let the situation emerge that the European states are connected via a umbilical cord with Putin's gas and corruption-smelling gas contracts," said Sester.