“We can continue some of the existing operations in Russia, for example, maintenance of equipment for Nord Stream 1, in order to ensure stable gas supplies to Europe,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Bruch recalled that Siemens Energy suspended all business activity in Russia after the start of a special military special operation in Ukraine.

Earlier, Siemens said that the turbine for Nord Stream could not yet be transferred to Russia.

Gazprom reported that the current anti-Russian sanctions impede the resolution of the situation with the transportation and repair of Siemens engines for the Portovaya compressor station.

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the West artificially created difficulties around the turbines for the Nord Stream gas pipeline.