Russian energy giant Gazprom has reduced gas supplies to Germany. The recordings should now prove that the group burns the gas.
According to Russian state energy giant Gazprom, the lack of a turbine is responsible for reducing gas supplies to Germany via the Baltic Sea’s Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, on the other hand, says the turbine is in perfect condition and can be delivered quickly. Russia is suspected of failing to supply the gas as a punitive measure for sanctions imposed by Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine.
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The Finnish news portal Yle Uutiset has already published photos showing the so-called compression station in Portovaya, Russia, as “Die Welt” reports. You can see huge flames rising in the sky. The recordings are said to have been made on Finnish territory. While the authenticity of the recordings cannot be independently confirmed, according to NASA “Die Welt” data shows that out of all the days delivery volumes to Germany were throttled for the first time, there were bigger fires at the Nord site. Stream 1 station can be seen.
Russia cut off gas supplies
Since June, Russia has cut off gas supplies via Nord Stream 1. The energy company Gazprom justified this with the lack of the turbine. It is important to increase the pressure needed to pump the gas. Gazprom repeatedly accused its contractual partner Siemens Energy of failing to send the documents and information necessary to repair the machine. Siemens Energy has always denied the allegations. The turbine was serviced in Canada.
The Canadian government defended the delivery of the turbine to Germany before a parliamentary committee. At a convened meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson emphasized that they have maintained cohesion with allies in Germany and Europe. The government was under pressure to hand over the unit.
German Chancellor Annalena Baerbock (Greens) thanked Canada for delivering the turbine. At the same time, it offered the country significantly closer economic cooperation. “As a government, you stood for European solidarity,” she said Wednesday during her first visit to Canada after meeting her colleague Mélanie Joly. “Together we called the Russian president’s bluff.”
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