“Russia remains the most reliable supplier.
From a technological point of view, the mechanical infrastructure of this pipeline is suffering due to the sanctions imposed by the European Union,” he said.
Pumping capacities, namely turbines, need to be repaired, the Kremlin spokesman recalled.
“Some turbines cannot be returned - the Europeans do not return them to their place.
This is the reason that there is simply nothing to pump over.
This is a man-made crisis, it is created by the hands of the European Union.
We have gas, it is ready for deliveries, but the Europeans must give away the same iron, repair the iron in accordance with their obligations, ”Peskov stressed.
On June 9, Russian gas supplies via Nord Stream were reduced due to planned technical work.
According to Gazprom, the supply volumes were limited due to the untimely return of equipment from repair by Siemens.
After that, Gazprom announced that it was stopping the operation of another gas turbine engine of the German concern Siemens at the Portovaya CS.
According to the head of Gazprom, Alexei Miller, today there is no way to solve the problem that arose at the Portovaya compressor station, although Siemens is working on the situation.
He explained that the German company cannot return the equipment from Canada because it has imposed sanctions against Gazprom.