Russian gas giant gazprom stated this Wednesday western sanctions make it impossible to return the turbine of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, continues to operate with only 20% of its capacity.
“Sanctions from Canada, the European Union and the United Kingdom and the current situation’s incompatibility with Siemens’ contractual commitments make it impossible for the 073 turbine to reach the Portovaya compressor station,” the company said on Telegram.
German Chancellor, Olaf SchoolToday Gazprom blamed Russia for the delays in the transport of the turbine, which according to Moscow, claimed for Nord Stream. prevents it from working at full capacity.
turbineready to move“, said Scholz, while visiting the Siemen Energy company’s plant in Mühlheim (west Germany), where the engine is located.
According to Scholz, for the turbine to reach its destination, “Gazprom’s request is enough”Something that didn’t happen while the German and other related countries already had all the relevant transport permits.
Gazprom completely suspended supply for ten days in July due to maintenance work and a lack of turbines.
Materials were eventually restarted, but reduced to 20% of the pipeline’s capacity. Moscow continues to insist on “technical problems”.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov confirmed today that Moscow must make sure that sanctions no longer put pressure on the turbine and cannot be “stopped remotely”.