Stepanov noted that this problem primarily concerns Canada and Germany.
“Two divisions of Siemens turned out to be cut off from each other in terms of fulfilling contractual obligations due to Canada’s broad interpretation of its own sanctions against Russia, so it’s the Germans and Canadians who need to figure this out,” RIA Novosti quotes him.
Earlier, Stepanov informed that there was an intensive, albeit unpublicized, dialogue between Canada and Germany on turbines for Nord Stream.
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.
Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson said that the heads of the G7 countries are likely to discuss the situation around the Nord Stream gas turbine.