The Nord Stream gas pipeline, which is one of the main ways of supplying Russian natural gas to Europe, will stop working for at least 10 days.
The reason is the scheduled works that are carried out every year, although in this case, the states expect the pipeline to stop for more than 10 days due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Through the pipeline, Russia supplies 55 million cubic meters of gas to European countries.
Last month, Russia reduced its gas supply by 40%, citing a delay in the delivery of a gas turbine by the German company Siemens Energy. The company was repairing the turbine in Canada.
Canada says it will return the turbine to Russia, however, it will maintain sanctions on the energy sector.
In Europe, there are also fears that Russia will prolong work on the pipeline in order to prevent the creation of supplies, thereby deepening the energy crisis.
Before the war in Ukraine, the construction and commissioning of North Stream 2 was planned, however, due to the sanctions imposed on the Kremlin, this project was stopped.
By Ana Dumbadze
