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Russia and Ukraine fought, the conflict has lasted for more than seven months. During these seven months, both the EU and the United States imposed severe sanctions on Russia. Needless to say, the US sanctions have also brought considerable impact on its own economy, but after the "sexy operation" of the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike, the inflation situation has finally stabilized temporarily.
On the issue of sanctions against Russia, the EU originally chose to keep up with the United States' pace. The United States did not rely on Russia's energy. The United States itself can produce oil and natural gas , so even if Russia cuts off energy ties with the United States, the United States will not do anything. But the EU is different. The EU is highly dependent on Russian energy, especially countries such as Germany that consume huge natural gas.
Winter is coming, Europe is in a hurry
Currently, with Russia cutting off the gas supply of "North Stream 1", Europe's energy crisis has become increasingly serious. Previously, more than 100,000 people flocked to Prague for demonstrations. At that time, German media said that this was just the beginning, and the same thing will inevitably happen in Germany in the future.
European winter is not easy, especially without heating. There have been rumors of Russia's "due gas" in 2014, but it has not been put into practice. The situation is different now. As Russia-Europe relations become more and more tense, European people will usher in the first winter without Russian natural gas.
Of course, there are exceptions. For example, Hungary and Serbia and other countries have signed natural gas supply agreements with Russia early on. No matter how cold this winter is, it will not affect their normal life. In order to cope with the European natural gas crisis, European countries have "displayed their magical powers" during this period, not only calling on the public to reduce bathing time, but also preparing to turn on the lights less to save energy.
As Germany, one of the countries with the largest demand for natural gas in Europe, even buying high-priced natural gas from the United States is useless. This is because Germany has too much demand, and the combined capacity of LNG ( liquefied natural gas ) transport ships cannot meet Germany's needs.
Therefore, German Chancellor Scholtz has frequently asked for help recently Middle East , but if you want to obtain energy from the Middle East, you have to wait until next spring and summer. This is obviously far-reaching and intimidating thirst. According to European media reports, due to the shortage of natural gas resources, European countries have lost 500 billion euros, and this number will continue to rise in the future.
Chinese heaters and electric blankets are sold well in Europe
Without natural gas, how to keep warm in winter? Maybe we can return to the original source, such as firewood to keep warm. Previously, Belarusian President Lukashenko joked about Europe in a video: We want to cut more firewood to Europe to help them survive the winter.
In addition, European people have now turned to heaters and electric blankets produced in China. According to Global Times , Chinese related companies have recently received a large number of orders from Europe, and their exports have increased sharply compared with previous years. According to data released by China Customs, orders for exporting related heating products to the EU increased by 55.2% compared with the same period last year.
