Dylan Bettencourt
Impi eqhubeka e-Ukraine yenzela i-Russia inzuzo, ngokusho kwabacwaningi.
I-Kremlin isizuze cishe u-R2.8 trillion ngokudayiswa kukawoyela, igesi namalahle kusukela i-Russia yahlasela i-Ukraine ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezedlule kubika i-The Times.
Uma kuqhathaniswa, i-Russia kukholakala ukuthi yasebenzisa u-R1.7 trillion kuphela kule mpi ngokusho kwe-Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (Crea) okuyinhlangano yongqondongqondo yase-Finland.
I-Kremlin inyuse inani lenzuzo eyayenza ngokukhuphuka kwamanani entengo kagesi ngemuva kokumisa ukulethwa kwegesi kulo lonke elase-Europe njengempendulo yoswinyo olubekwe i-Russia.
“I-Russia inciphise ukuthunyelwa kwegesi ku-EU ngo-75% ngomzamo wokwenza i-Europe ibe mnyama. Nokho ukunyuka kwentengo yegesi kusho ukuthi i-Europe isikhokhela i-Russia imali eningi ngophethiloli,” kubhala uCrea.
I-European Union (i-EU) kuthiwa isikhokhele i-Russia u-R1.42 trillion ngokudiliva igesi nowoyela selokhu kuqale impi.
I-Germany iyodwa isisebenzise u-R280 billion, i-Russia nayo yathola imali engu-R550 billion evela e-China exhase uPutin ekuhlaseleni i-Ukraine.
Njengoba i-EU ingenazo izinhlelo zokuthenga amandla kunoma yimuphi omunye umthombo, i-Russia izoqhubeka nokwenza inzuzo phakathi nempi yayo ne-Ukraine.
Muva nje i-Moscow imemezele ukuthi uwoyela omkhulu wase-Europe uyabiza okuyisinyathelo abaningi abakholelwa ukuthi siwukusebenzisa amandla ezikhali.
Isikhulu esiphezulu enkampanini yamandla kagesi i-Gazprom, uVitaly Markelov utshele abe-Reuters ukuthi lelipayipi lizovalwa ukuze kulungiswe ukuvuza.
I-Gazprom iphinde yamemezela ukuthi kube nokubambezeleka ekulungiseni izinto ngenxa yomthetho we-Russia.
Inkampani i-Siemens Energy ebhekele ukulungisa ulayini wegesi ithe ukuvuza akwanele ukuvala leli payipi.
“Asikwazi ukukuqonda lokhu. Ukuvuza okunje akuvamisile ukuthikameza ukusebenza kwe-turbine futhi kungavalwa esizeni,” kusho isitatimende se-Siemens.
Umthombo wesithombe:@Reuters