Moscow halts gas supplies to Germany

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 04, 2022 12:38 am

MOSCOW: Russia has halted gas deliveries to Germany via a key pipeline for an indefinite period, after saying it found problems in a key piece of equipment, a development that would worsen Europe's energy crisis.

Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Friday the Nord Stream pipeline, which was due to reopen at the weekend, would remain shut until a turbine is repaired.

TROUBLED TURBINE This Aug. 3, 2022 file photo shows a turbine of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline at the plant of Siemens Energy in Muelheim an der Ruhr, western Germany. AFP PHOTO

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