(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 28 - Italy has emergency contingency plans
in the event of a gas crisis sparked by a possible conflict in
Ukraine, where Russia has massed troops on the border amid
invasion fears, Ecological Transition Minister Roberto Cingolani
said Friday. Italy's energy mix is based on imported gas which
accounts for 95% of that consumed, he noted, and "we could be
hurt in the case of a global crisis of gas suppliers. "We are
monitoring the geopolitical situation, but it is a thing in
rapid motion, minute by minute, it is hard to say what will
happen tomorrow. "We naturally have emergency plans, but let's
hope they won't be necessary", Cingolani told Bloomberg TV. US
President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von
der Leyen issued a joint statement later saying the US and the
EU are working together to ensure "sufficient and timely
supplies of natural gas to Europe from various sources to avert
supply shocks". (ANSA).
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