Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation (Kremlin) Dmitry Peskov noted that “the problems of pumping through the Nord Stream arose due to the sanctions imposed on our country and on a number of companies by Western countries, including Germany and the UK. There are no other reasons. for problems with the pump.

In an interview with a journalist, he explained that “the sanctions have brought the situation to the point that units cannot be maintained and transported”, noting that “of course, the same sanctions prevent the maintenance of units and prevent their transfer without proper legal guarantees, which prevents the provision of these legal guarantees, etc. These are the same sanctions imposed by Western countries that have brought the situation to the state we see now.”

And yesterday, Peskov said: “The responsibility for stopping the operation of one line of the Nord Stream lies with European politicians,” noting that “they made many mistakes for which they will have to pay, and now they are paying by leaving the comfort and personal luxury .

On Friday, September 2, the Russian company Gazprom announced that “the pumping of gas to Europe via Nord Stream 1 has been completely and indefinitely stopped due to turbine failures”, explaining that it “informs Siemens of the need for its repair.”