In a note released today, the company said that “the sanctions regimes imposed by Canada, the European Union and the United States of America, as well as the contradiction between the current situation and existing contractual obligations on the part of Siemens make it impossible to deliver” the turbine.
In recent weeks, European countries have indicated that they believe Moscow is looking for an excuse to delay the return of turbines and reduce gas shipments further, in the context of tensions over Ukraine.
German Chancellor Olaf Schulz accused Russia of being responsible for blocking the delivery of turbines.
Gazprom says the equipment, which was returned to Germany after being repaired in Canada, is necessary to ensure the smooth operation of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which supplies Europe.
Russia reduced the volume of its shipments in June and July, saying that the pipeline could not function normally without this equipment.
The Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline has a capacity of 167 million cubic meters per day, according to data from Gazprom, citing AFP, and connects Russia with Germany via the Baltic Sea. This infrastructure is considered a strategy for supplying gas to Europeans, especially Germans.
The Kremlin asserts that sanctions are the root cause of extradition difficulties, and therefore, Europe suffers from the measures it imposes on Russia.
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