“Nothing prevents the return and installation of a Siemens turbine in Russia. Everything that is said on the issue is false,” said Friday, the spokesman for the European executive Eric Mamer.
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Russian gas is still struggling to arrive in Europe. According to Russian gas giant Gazprom, deliveries are being reduced by Nord Stream 1 due to a faulty turbine. He also claims that the return of a turbine to Russia is returned “impossible” because of European sanctions. Arguments swept away by the European Commission, Friday, August 5. “Nothing prevents the return and installation of a Siemens turbine in Russia. Everything that is said on the matter is false”, supported the spokesperson for the European executive Eric Mamer. According to him, Gazprom is looking “an excuse not to supply gas to the European Union”.
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Nord Stream 1, through which passes a third of European purchases of Russian gas, “is not subject to sanctions by the EU”has recalled Eric Mamer. The Europeans have decreed a halt to their coal and oil purchases from Russia, but the European sanctions do not concern gas purchases. “The gas is not on the table and we will not speculate on a possible upcoming sanctions package or not”replied Eric Mamer to AFP.
Gazprom and its bank Gazprombank are not affected by the six sets of sanctions imposed by the EU on Russia since the invasion of Ukraine. “There is blackmail on the part of Russia regarding the energy supply of the European Union”he denounced.