ST. PETERSBURG, June 4. /TASS/. The Nord Stream gas pipelines can still be restored, and there are sensible politicians in Europe who are calling for exactly that, Kirill Dmitriev, Special Representative of the Russian President for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries and Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), told reporters on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
"Sensible [political] forces in Europe, in Germany, understand that Nord Stream needs to be restored. And we are already hearing the echoes of such ideas and proposals," he said.
"Technically, it is certainly possible," he added, answering TASS's question about whether gas supplies along this route could be restored in the foreseeable future.
According to him, the position of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), which "openly talks about it," is an important signal.
"They have launched an investigation into why the Nord Streams were blown up. Germans understand that because they are not receiving a stable source of cheap Russian energy, energy prices in Germany have risen by 30-40%. This is leading to Germany's de-industrialization, <...> Europe has lost more than $3 trillion due to this rejection of Russian energy," Dmitriev emphasized.
