Russia\u2019s state-owned energy giant Gazprom has again suspended gas deliveries on the arterial Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany, citing maintenance requirements.
\nAccording to international media, the suspension is the latest in a series of halts to gas supplies that have contributed to an ongoing energy crisis in Europe in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24.
\nAs per media reports, Gazprom said on Wednesday that supplies via Nord Stream 1 were \u201ccompletely stopped\u201d for \u201cpreventive work\u201d at a compressor unit. The announcement came shortly after European gas network operator ENTSOG announced that deliveries had ceased.
\nGazprom has repeatedly maintained the stoppages in supply are necessary for routine maintenance but have been exacerbated by equipment delivery complications created by Western sanctions on Russia.
\nGermany has accused Moscow of using its energy resources as a weapon.
\nGermany\u2019s Federal Network Agency chief Klaus Mueller called the latest cessation \u201ctechnically incomprehensible\u201d, adding that experience shows that Moscow \u201cmakes a political decision after every so-called maintenance\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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