an hour agoGazprom: Russian gas supply declined in Europe and Ukraine
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(4 years ago)The Russian state-controlled energy giant Gazprom said its gas supply to Europe via Ukraine through the Sudzha entry point dropped to 41.4m cubic metres on 18 June, down from 41.9 days ago. Gas supply demand through another key entry point, Sokhranovka, was rejected by [...]
The demand for gas supplies through another key entry point, Sokhranovka, was rejected by Ukraine, Gazprom spokesman Sergey Kupriyanov told reporters.
Gazprom, on June 15th, stopped remitting natural gas to Germany after saying Germany's Siemens had delayed the repair work of compressor units at a station on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.
Berlin criticised the move as a <x0political>” and a pretext to plant uncertainty and increase prices.
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck called the move a political “decision and not a technically justified” solution.
Italian energy giant Eni also reported problems, saying on June 16th that he will receive only 65 per cent of the gas demanded by Gazprom.
The absence coincided with a visit to Ukraine by leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania.
The leaders met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kiev and later supported immediate “ ” EU candidate for Ukraine.
The European Commission has recommended granting candidate country status to Ukraine on 17 June.
