Austria is preparing for a possible cessation of Russian gas if its transit through Ukraine is stopped, Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer told reporters in Chisinau.
“We are constantly preparing for serious challenges. That is why our storage is already 75% full. And we are also negotiating with those who have new volumes of gas. If Russian gas runs out completely, OMV is already working on that,” he said.
Asked whether he would talk to Ukrainian President Zelensky about it, Nehammer said: “This is not the main topic today. It’s about the war in Ukraine. But it’s always an issue of security of energy supply, which is on Austria’s agenda. So it is always a topic that is taken into consideration.”
