On working closely with the public in the West
The current energy crisis in Europe, with its unscientific bias towards renewable energy and unjustified abandonment of conventional energy, as well as the EU’s decision to switch to exchange-based gas pricing and abandonment of long-term supply contracts, is an important topic in this regard.
It seems that the following could be done. Firstly, one should publish an analysis by the responsible Russian ministry, the Energy Ministry, specifying two situations: the current situation with gas prices on the exchange and for average consumers and electricity rates for businesses and households and a potential situation with gas prices on the exchange and for average consumers and electricity rates for businesses and households, which could happen if we keep long-term contracts for gas supplies to Europe from Russia and if Nord Stream-2 comes into commercial operation and North Stream is loaded into production.
This analysis is then disseminated by Russian media abroad and Russian embassies via their websites, social media accounts and numerous press interviews.
This would be a very effective information operation, for what hits the pockets of Western businessmen and ordinary people quickly comes to a head. This information operation could have played a role in creating a positive image of our country in the eyes of the European public, as well as opening its eyes to the energy policy of the European Union and a number of European countries, which is far from reality and harmful from the point of view of national interests.
Elena Panina