The Russian government has pledged to increase gas supplies again if a Nord Stream 1 turbine repaired in Canada is returned to Russia amid growing concerns about further gas shortages in Europe. No one invented repairs, government spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the charges.
Russia had cut off gas supplies via Nord Stream 1 by pointing out the missing turbine, causing problems for supplier Uniper, among others. However, the German government sees the cuts as a political decision and the technical reason as a pretext. Nevertheless, the federal government in Berlin has been working intensively in recent days to ensure that the necessary gas turbine is handed over to Gazprom despite sanctions against Russia.
Stopover in Germany?
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Economy said Canada had been offered to supply the turbine to Germany first and not to Russian energy company Gazprom. It would not be a violation of sanctions on the part of the North American state. In fact, “positive signals” were heard from Ottawa on Friday, as government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit explained. However, he could not confirm that the delivery had already taken place.
Berlin argues that the Russian government should not be given an excuse to stop supplying gas to Europe by mentioning the missing turbine. If the turbine can be put back into service, the Russian government will no longer be able to refer to the alleged technical problem.
Source: Krone
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