The turbine for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline is still in Germany. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) will visit Siemens Energy in Mülheim an der Ruhr on Wednesday, Siemens Energy announced on Tuesday.
In an interview with Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail, Scholz defended the delivery, which is controversial for circumventing sanctions. “By supplying the turbine, we blew up Putin’s bluff,” he said. “He can no longer use this pretext and no longer provide technical reasons for the lack of gas supplies.”
“No favor to Gazprom”
Scholz defended Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was under pressure because of the turbine deliveries. “To me, the criticism of Justin Trudeau and his administration is completely unfounded,” he said. “The decision to supply the turbine is hardly a favor to Gazprom, but rather a strong sign of support for Germany and Europe.”
Russia has long been supplying significantly less gas through the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline than would be technically possible. The reason is stated that there are problems with the turbine, whose return has been postponed for weeks after maintenance in Canada.
Source: Krone
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