Europe, which has chosen a path that is useless to it, has angered Putin: it will not ease tensions for long
Speaking about the issue, when Russia has been tensioning Europe and NATO since December, Kirkilas stressed that Putin is already careless.
„V. Putin has talked about negotiations with various Western leaders and not all of them are experienced negotiators, for example, the German Chancellor is still a whole new figure in politics, although I would not underestimate him. I have no doubt that Putin, in a meeting with all the leaders, researched what the reaction would be if there was a conflict with a NATO country, first of all from the eastern flank – Lithuania and Poland. He will undoubtedly probe the opinion and use it accordingly. God forbid it is used for de-escalation, although it is difficult to accept it, for de-escalation would mean a defeat for him to which he is not accustomed.
In addition, it is necessary to think about why the tension started. There is no economics in itself, nor with other things. Natural resources also have an impact.
If a contract is signed with China and gas is sold at almost cost, when it is sold to Europe at a huge price, it means that trade with gas, which has really large stocks, is not very good. Under Putin, Russia has not completely changed the structure of its economy and may have become even more dependent on fossil fuels, ”Kirkilas explained.