Russia slashes Nord Stream gas supply to Europe – By America Hernandez and Leonie Kijewski (Politico) / July 25, 2022
Moscow has come under fire for halting or reducing gas deliveries to a dozen EU countries.
Flows through the Russia-to-Germany Nord Stream pipeline will fall to about 20 percent capacity beginning Wednesday, Russian supplier Gazprom said Monday.
Flows will fall to 33 million cubic meters a day, about half of current amounts, which are only about 40 percent of the pipeline’s normal capacity. However, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia is “not interested” in cutting off gas supplies.
Moscow has come under fire for halting or reducing gas deliveries to a dozen EU countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously warned of the Nord Stream drop, blaming the delayed return of a Siemens gas turbine from Canada; the turbine is now in Germany.
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