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Russia halts gas flows to Europe as Ukraine war intensifies
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Gas prices are soaring in Europe after Russia indefinitely closed a major pipeline in retaliation for Western sanctions, as NATO gets more involved in the war.
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While France’s Energy Transition Minister has claimed Russia is using its gas supplies as a weapon of war, Russia argues it is sanctions that are stopping the flow of gas
Russian energy giant Gazprom on Friday raised the possibility of a prolonged halt of natural gas supply through a key pipeline to Germany, citing the need for urgent maintenance work.
Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom announced Friday that it has “indefinitely” suspended all natural gas deliveries via its Nord Stream 1 pipeline, the key artery linking Russia and the European Union, citing equipment issues at one of its compressor stations.
Russia state owned energy giant Gazprom has extended its pipeline shutdown indefinitely, missing its Saturday deadline to restart natural gas supplies to Europe.
Russia claimed Monday that Western sanctions have prevented Gazprom from doing necessary maintenance on Nord Stream 1, which carries natural gas to Germany.
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters)—Russia's biggest natural gas pipeline to Europe will not resume pumping until Siemens Energy repairs faulty equipment, Gazprom’s Deputy Chief Executive Vitaly Markelov told Reuters on Tuesday.
Gas prices are soaring in Europe after Russia indefinitely closed a major pipeline in retaliation for Western sanctions, as NATO gets more involved in the war.
Russia said Tuesday that it would not resume natural gas flow to the European Union until sanctions are lifted, all but acknowledging that it is intentionally inflicting an energy crisis on Europe as a means of countering Western economic punishment for its invasion of Ukraine.
