Putin Tells Europe: Open Nord Stream 2 If You Want Gas - Tasnim News Agency

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday denied his country had anything to do with Europe's energy crisis, saying that if the European Union wanted more gas it should lift sanctions preventing the opening of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

Speaking to reporters after the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Uzbekistan, Putin blamed "the green agenda" for the energy crisis, and insisted that Russia would fulfill its energy obligations.

"The bottom line is, if you have an urge, if it's so hard for you, just lift the sanctions on Nord Stream 2, which is 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year, just push the button and everything will get going," Putin said, Reuters reported.