Germany’s Wintershall Dea has sold €2 billion worth of dividends from joint ventures in Russia, CEO Mario Mehren said at his annual press conference on Thursday. transmits TASS.
“We will do everything we can to sue the Russian government on concrete steps to minimize damage and losses,” Meren said.
According to him, the company will evaluate possible insurance options that can be used to minimize the consequences. Therefore, the board is carrying out preparatory steps for the implementation of this measure.
Early Thursday at Wintershall Dea reportedThat the company has finally canceled its stake in Nord Stream following an emergency at the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines.
The events in Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 occurred on September 26, 2022. Germany, Denmark and Sweden said sabotage was likely. In contrast, operator Nord Stream AG reported that the incident was unprecedented and it was impossible to predict the repair time.
Prior to that, Interfax reported that Germany’s Wintershall Dea announced its intention to leave following the decision of the President and Government of the Russian Federation to introduce regulated prices for the products and services of the joint ventures, which it calls “economic nationalization”. Russia.