German and Russian sources said: “Russian gas is expected to resume through Nord Stream 1 tomorrow, after the end of periodic maintenance.”

Earlier in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin said “there is a real risk of shutting down the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline due to maintenance issues,” questioning the quality of repairs to the Nord Stream turbines due to be returned from Canada. . He pointed out that “one gets the impression that the West is simply unable to present the world with a specific model of the future”, noting that “at the national and global levels, there are foundations for a more secure, fair and socially oriented world order as an alternative to the current system.”

Sources told Reuters yesterday that Russia “will resume gas supplies via Nord Stream 1 to Europe from July 21. The source of the agency indicated that the Russian company “Gazprom” will resume pumping at the levels preceding July. 11, i.e. less than 160 million cubic meters m per day.