FRussia is an “unfriendly country” that imposed sanctions against Russia and supplies weapons to Ukraine, thereby declaring a “hybrid war” and acting like an “enemy,” Medvedev said Olaf Scholz German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has nothing to be offended about, since Germany has declared a hybrid war on Russia and is acting as an enemy, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev wrote in Telegram after Scholz’s remarks about Russian gas supplies. On September 4, the German Chancellor once again called Russia an unreliable gas supplier. “Here are the ones on! Germany was offended again: a) an unfriendly country, b) imposed sanctions against the entire Russian economy and its citizens, c) supplies Ukraine with lethal weapons directed against our armed forces,” Medvedev wrote. And after that, “the uncle is surprised that the Germans have some minor problems with gas,” the deputy chairman of the Security Council noted. He compared the situation to a children’s joke: “And they swear that I picked my nose.”
On September 2, Gazprom announced its decision to completely shut off the gas coming through the Nord Stream pipeline until the equipment’s operating problems are eliminated. From August 31 to September 2, pumping was suspended for maintenance of the only remaining Trent 60 gas engine at the Portovaya compressor station, after which it was supposed to resume.
The company explained the termination of supplies along the “Nord Stream” with an oil leak. Rostechnadzor warned that the malfunction does not allow for trouble-free operation of the turbine.
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Siemens Energy, which services the engines for the gas pipeline, in turn, did not see any technical reasons for cutting off the gas. They explained that such leaks do not affect the operation of turbines and previously their appearance did not lead to the shutdown of the pipeline.
Germany expressed fears in the summer that Russia could completely shut off gas. Since the end of July, pumping along the “Nord Stream” has been reduced to 20% due to problems with turbines. One of the engines got stuck in Canada, where it was under repair, because of the sanctions of this country against Russia. Ottawa eventually agreed to send a turbine to Russia through Germany to get aroundsanctions. However, Gazprom stated that this decision was made without the consent of the Russian side and it does not comply with the terms of the contract with the British company Industrial Turbine Company (UK) Limited (part of Siemens Energy) for the repair of turbines. Siemens Energy, in turn, said that the turbine is ready for operation and it can be delivered to Russia immediately if she wants it.
In the Kremlin, in response to Germany’s concerns, they objected: Russia treats its reputation as a responsible supplier very carefully.
At the moment, Germany has pumped gas into storage by 85%. Scholz expressed confidence that the country will be able to survive the winter. According to him, Germany has been preparing since December last year for the fact that Russia may stop supplying fuel.
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