German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in an interview with the Funke editorial group , told that, in his opinion, gas prices will not be the same as before, so the country needs to strive for independence from Russian energy carriers.

“It would be no longer worth counting on Russian energy carriers. Now we are making the necessary decisions to become independent in the long term,” he said. the ability to import this type of fuel. He noted that the return of prices to those values ​​that were before the start of the Russian military special operation in Ukraine is extremely unlikely.

Earlier, Scholz accused Russia of violating international law, world into spheres of influence.