According to the Kremlin, Western sanctions are the reason for the cutoff of Russian gas supplies
The Kremlin on Monday assured that the West’s sole fault for cutting off Russian gas supplies to Germany via the strategic Nord Stream gas pipeline was because their sanctions prevented them from maintaining the gas infrastructure. “Pumping Problems [de gaz] Emerged due to Western government sanctions. There is no other reason for these problems.”Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Even a Kremlin spokesman “Totally Rejected” they “Continuous Efforts” Westerners “Reject responsibility and mistakes” In Moscow. “Western countries – in this case the European Union, Canada and the United Kingdom – are responsible for the situation reaching such a level”he added.
Russian giant Gazprom announcedOn Friday evening, the Nord Stream gas pipeline will finally resume service on Saturday after maintenance “absolutely” This main pipe for the supply of Europeans was stopped until the turbine could be repaired.
Natural gas prices exploded Monday morning after the announcement that the pipeline would be completely shut down. At around 11 a.m. (Paris time), the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF) futures contract, the European market’s benchmark, traded at 278.5 euros per megawatt hour (MWh), up nearly 30%, its biggest single-session high. Rise since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine.
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