MOSCOW, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that

a European Union plans to ban on Russian liquefied natural gas

imports were completely self destructive given the lack of gas

reserves in Europe and the growing consumption of energy from

Artificial Intelligence.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said

that the EU had failed to take into account the impact of its

actions on the energy markets or on the bloc's own interests.

"We are talking about that part of the European continent

that does not have the necessary hydrocarbon reserves,"

Zakharova said. "We recall their plans for digitalization and

the introduction of AI - they will need significantly more

energy than before. So we ask ourselves - how?"

Zakharova compared the EU was acting like a "zombie" that

could not understand the damage it was inflicting on its own

interests.