Kremlin says there are no signals from Europe on the gas dialog – but it is never too late

Record ID: 2366787

  • Title: Kremlin says there are no signals from Europe on the gas dialog – but it is never too late
  • Date: 18th March 2026
  • Summary: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (MARCH 18, 2026) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) RETIRED ISTANBUL RESIDENT, 66, GULSEREN ARI, SAYING: "This has been going on for 23 years, 25 years, enough of the oppression that they have inflicted on us. We are now saying no. This is no longer just an (Ekrem) Imamoglu issue. Anyone who opens their mouth to say something is immediately thro
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  • Keywords: Europe Iran Kremlin Peskov Russia energy gas war
  • Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA / UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION
  • City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA / UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION
  • Country: Russia
  • Topics: Commodities Markets,Europe,Economic Events
  • Reuters ID: LVA003515418032026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Russia has not seen any signals from Europe that it wants to discuss energy supplies with Moscow after President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to consider switching remaining Russian oil and gas flows away from Europe, the Kremlin said on Wednesday (March 18).
    Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin remained open to the possibility of talks, no matter how difficult the subject.
    He said that energy markets had received a series of shocks due to the Iran war, and that Moscow was seriously analyzing the theoretical possibility of exiting European energy markets.
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