MThe Minister of Economics of Germany, Robert Habek, considered it possible to stop supplies after a two-week stop of the Nord Stream for maintenance. Putin said that Russia is ready to continue energy supplies
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck did not rule out that Russia will no longer supply gas to Germany. He said this in an interview with ZDF TV channel.
“I lied if I said it was out of the question,” said Habek, speaking about the possibility of Russia cutting off gas.— In reality [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is gradually reducing the amount of gas.
In his opinion, “Putin’s plan” is to put pressure on the market and raise gas prices in Europe in order to “incite social unrest and destroy unity”. However, Putin should not win, the minister stressed.
Habek noted that, on the one hand, it is necessary to prevent the economy from “collapsing” due to high gas prices, and on the other hand, to avoid “a big social problem” in Germany. He urged to show solidarity and save gas wherever possible.
The termination of gas supplies to Germany from Russia via the Nord Stream gas pipeline was also considered possible by the head of the Federal Grid Agency of Germany, Klaus Muller. Speaking about stopping the Nord Stream in July for two weeks for maintenance, he said: “We cannot exclude this [stopping deliveries after maintenance].” The regulator is considering various options, most of them are “unpleasant” and provide for a shortage of gas in winter, Mueller warned.
According to Bloomberg, EU leaders are preparing for a further reduction in Russian gas supplies and are looking for ways to mitigate the consequences of the energy crisis for the economies.
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“If Germany already declares today that it will not have enough gas in winter, the consequences will be extraordinary for Germany, as well as for all other European countries,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Cros said.
“The idea of cheap energy is in the past, the idea of Russian energy is, in fact, in the past, and we are all in the process of searching for alternative sources,” Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins said. He called it the result of Russia’s actions in Ukraine and expressed confidence that these difficulties will make European countries even more resilient.
The fact that Germany is afraid of gas shutdowns along the “Nord Stream” after two weeks of maintenance, the Financial Times previously wrote. The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the publication, assured that Moscow strictly fulfills its obligations to supply fuel.
“Gazprom” in mid-June announced a reduction in the volume of gas pumping through the “Nord Stream” first from 167 million to 100 million cubic meters. m per day, and then up to 67 million cubic meters. m per day. The company explained its decision by the delay on the part of the German Siemens repair of gas pumping units of the compressor station “Portovaya”. Siemens, in turn, explained that the turbines for the gas pipeline are produced by Canada and one of the engines is under repair in Montreal, and it is impossible to return the repaired turbines due to Canadian sanctions.
Due to the supply situation, Germany has raised the level of the emergency warning regime for gas to the second of three.
Russia is ready to continue to “faithfully fulfill all its contractual obligations for the supply of agricultural products, fertilizers, energy carriers and other critical products,” President Vladimir Putin stressed at the BRICS Plus meeting on June 24. He also ruled out that the rise in prices for food, energy and raw materials is a consequence of the Russian military operation in Ukraine.
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