United States: Earlier this month, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed optimism that the country will "probably" make it through the winter if Russia cuts its gas supply.

Former President Donald Trump said during his Save America rally in Youngstown, Ohio on Saturday that a shortfall in Russian energy supplies could leave the Germans "without a country."

He further said that he had long warned Germany of such a threat, and had even given former Chancellor Angela Merkel a white flag to "surrender" to Russia.

"If Russia provides 72% of your energy, raise the white flag, because you will surrender very soon. Who thought this would happen sooner?" Trump said.

The former president also noted that Berlin is currently forced to return to the "old-fashioned things" using coal as a fuel because it has no other choice.

The 45th president of the United States spoke earlier this month after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed the possibility of suspending gas imports from Russia, despite the fact that only small amounts are currently coming. are.

He further said that Berlin had made timely decisions on storing gas in Germany's underground gas storage facilities, starting coal-fired power plants and building liquefied natural gas terminals.

The German chancellor also claimed that "if Russia stops deliveries, which it continues to reduce, we can increase supplies from Norway, the Netherlands and Western Europe."

Russian gas giant Gazprom announced that it had received a warning from Rostekhnadzor, the country's technical watchdog, about the only remaining operational engine malfunction for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, and that the facility was closed indefinitely, Till then this comment did not come. The issues were resolved.

Nord Stream 1, the main pipeline supplying Russian natural gas to Europe, has been operating at 40% capacity since mid-June and 20% capacity since late July.

Small amounts were attributed to problems with the maintenance and repair of Siemens turbines during the West's anti-Russian sanctions, shortly after Russia launched a special campaign to demilitarize and de-nazify Ukraine on 24 February. . was imposed later.

This was in response to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov that Nord Stream 1's operation was suspended as a result of Western sanctions. He stressed that Moscow and Gazprom are "committed to their obligations and contracts and continue to do so," adding that they "cannot fulfill them at this time only because of sanctions and sanctions imposed by the US and its allies".
As a result of the sanctions, gas and electricity prices in Europe rose to all-time highs, including in Germany, where inflation hit a 40-year high of 8.8 percent in August.

Germans were also warned against taking daily hot baths, amid a flurry of recommendations to save water in their apartment buildings.

Meanwhile, the leading Munich-based think tank Ifo has warned that a rise in energy prices is "wreaking havoc" on the German economy and could result in a 0.3% drop in the country's GDP next year compared to June. . There has been a steep decline from estimates. 3.7% increase.

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