Gazprom: Gas supplies through Ukraine at a high level

MOSCOW (dpa-AFX) – Despite the war, Russian gas deliveries through Ukraine continue at a high level, according to the energy company GAZPROM. As contractually agreed, the volume passed through is 109 million cubic meters per 24 hours, Gazprom announced in Moscow on Tuesday. In total, an annual volume of 40 billion cubic meters has been agreed. European buyers have significantly increased their orders since the sanctions against Russia came into force, Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov told the Interfax agency.

Russia has always emphasized that it is a reliable energy supplier even in times of crisis. Because of the sanctions from the West and the discussions in the EU to get rid of Russian gas and oil, the energy superpower threatened for the first time to stop deliveries through the Baltic Sea pipeline Nord Stream 1 to Germany. “We have the full right to make a “mirror-fair” decision and to issue an embargo on the passage of gas through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which is currently 100 percent utilized,” said Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Nowak.

Nowak commented on the stopped Nord Stream 2 line, which Russia is aiming to put into operation. “But we don’t make that decision yet. Nobody wins from it.” However, Russia now sees itself pushed in this direction by European politicians and their accusations. The federal government has stopped the controversial pipeline because of Russia’s aggressive policy against Ukraine./mau/DP/jha