Premier Mario Draghi has said Italy
would comply if the European Union decided to impose an embargo
on Russian gas to put further pressure on Moscow following its
invasion of Ukraine.
An embargo of this kind would cause massive problems for Italy
as it imports around 40% of its gas from Russia.
"A gas embargo is not on the table and I don't know if it ever
will be," Draghi told a press conference on Wednesday, while
stressing that Italy would "follow the decisions of the European
Union.
"Do we want to have peace or do we want to have the air
conditioning on?" he added.
He said Italy's gas needs covered until October even if Moscow
turned off the supply of its gas.
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