Kremlin Announces That Nord Stream 1 Pipeline To The EU Will Be Closed Until Sanctions Lifted

Pipes at the landfall facilities of the 'Nord Stream 1' gas pipline in Lubmin © Reuters/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE  

RT: Main gas pipeline to EU will be closed until sanctions lifted – Kremlin 

Nord Stream 1 operations will be hampered as long as Western restrictions remain in place, Dmitry Peskov says 

The technical issues with gas deliveries to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline will persist until the West lifts sanctions it has slapped on Russia over the ongoing Ukraine conflict, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. 

On August 31, Gazprom completely shut down gas deliveries via the pipeline. Although initially Nord Stream 1 was slated to resume gas transit on Friday, Gazprom announced that it would remain closed indefinitely due to technical issues. 

“Problems in [gas] deliveries arose due to sanctions that have been imposed on our country and a number of companies by Western countries, including Germany and the UK. There are no other reasons behind supply issues,” Peskov noted. 

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WNU Editor: No one should be surprised by this closure. I am only surprised that it has taken this long.

Kremlin Announces That Nord Stream 1 Pipeline To The EU Will Be Closed Until Sanctions Lifted  

Kremlin: Nord Stream Halted Over EU Violation of Maintenance Agreements, Sanctions -- Sputnik  

Russia cuts off gas exports to Europe via Nord Stream indefinitely -- CNN  

Kremlin blames Europe for Nord Stream 1 halt, saying sanctions hamper maintenance -- Reuters  

Russia switches off Europe's main gas pipeline until sanctions are lifted -- Financial Times  

Kremlin says sanctions to blame for halting natural gas supply to Europe -- AP