Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that “it is wrong to link the decrease in gas flow in (Nord Stream-1) with the deterioration of Russia’s relations with the European Union.” He also did not rule out that “Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss military-technical cooperation and the implementation of a food deal during a meeting in Sochi.”

On the other hand, Peskov emphasized that “Moscow will take similar measures of pressure on Western media in Russia and will not allow them to work,” and considered that “the decision of the European Court of Justice to dismiss the RT France lawsuit is extremely negative and disturbing.”

Yesterday, European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simpson considered that “we must be ready to cut off supplies from Russia at any moment”, noting that “Moscow has no technical reasons to stop gas supplies again.” Potok 1) and emphasized that “the reduction in gas supplies is new evidence that we should not rely on Moscow.”

Earlier today, the Russian company Gazprom stopped the operation of the new Nord Stream 1 turbine for periodic maintenance, which reduces the volume of gas pumped to Europe.

Two days ago, Russian energy giant Gazprom announced that it would cut gas supplies to Europe via the Nord Stream gas pipeline to 33 million cubic meters per day starting today, Wednesday, and also suspend the operation of another turbine due to a “technical problem in the engine.”

Russian gas supplies accounted for about 40% of EU imports until last year.

Notably, the Council of the European Union formally adopted the sixth round of sanctions against Russia on June 3 amid its military operation in Ukraine, including a “postponement” of the embargo on oil and its marine oil products.