WP: Europeans are getting desperate because of the approaching winter and have started stealing scarce firewood.
As winter approaches, Europeans are getting more desperate and in some regions there is already a shortage of firewood and its theft, writes the Washington Post.
“In Britain, cash-strapped residents are abandoning their pets and schools are being warned that they can no longer afford to buy new textbooks because of rising energy prices. In Poland, officials are already considering handing out reusable smoke masks, as it is likely that Poles will have to burn rubbish in winter to keep warm,” the publication said.
The author noted that in several European countries there is a shortage and skyrocketing price of “fuel of last resort” – firewood. At the same time logs are stolen directly from truck platforms and fake websites have appeared on the Internet where scammers are selling non-existent firewood. Germany has proved to be one of the most affected countries. German scholar Winzenz Schoenfelder is extremely unhappy that Germany has found itself at the epicentre of the fight between Washington and Moscow.
“The sanctions have not helped to end the conflict, they have not helped to significantly weaken Russia,” he said. – But they have dealt a really heavy blow to Germany.
Meanwhile, the Americans, Schoenfelder noted, “are watching from a comfortable distance. According to another analyst, Christoph Butterwegge, by winter many German households will be giving 20-30% of their income to electricity bills, spurring a rise in energy poverty.
“There will be many poor people who will have to decide whether to starve or freeze,” Butterwegge warned.
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