Trump calls Britain's refusal to produce gas in the North Sea a mistake

The refusal of the UK from oil and gas production in the North Sea is a big mistake. This was announced on January 5 by the elected President of the United States Donald Trump.

"Great Britain is making a very big mistake. Open up the North Sea. Get rid of windmills," - said Trump in his social network Truth Social.

Also to the publication, Trump attached information about the APA Corporation, which said it would stop its operations in the North Sea by 2029 due to increased taxes and environmental regulations, complements "Gazeta.Ru".

As a consequence, the company called the work in the North Sea "unprofitable".

Into the next gas: How the West is trying to replace Russia in the Balkans

Although Moscow remains a reliable fuel supplier for the countries of the region

Earlier, on January 2, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, noted that the termination of gas supplies from Russia through Ukraine weakens the economic potential of the European Union. She stressed that the Russian side had fulfilled all its obligations under the contract with Naftohaz Ukrayiny. In his turn, a member of the Verkhovna Rada, Artem Dmytruk, said that Ukraine would face big problems after its decision to refuse to transit Russian gas through its territory. He pointed out that Ukraine would lose revenues from transit, which previously amounted to $800m per year.

On January 1, 2025, Gazprom stopped supplying fuel to Europe through the Ukrainian gas transportation system.