The Kremlin on Friday mentioned it could improve gasoline provides to Europe if a turbine for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline at present being serviced in Canada was returned.
Reuters reported on Thursday that Ukraine was against Canada returning the turbine to Russia’s Gazprom, arguing that it could violate sanctions imposed after Russia’s deployment of its armed forces to Ukraine.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed claims that Russia was utilizing oil and gasoline to exert political stress.
He mentioned a upkeep shutdown of Nord Stream 1 deliberate for this month was an everyday, scheduled occasion, and that nobody was “inventing” any repairs.
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