Gazprom can no longer argue with technical excuses, says our editor.
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Dusseldorf If you didn’t know better, you might think that German energy security depends on a single turbine. The rulers in the Kremlin made sure of that with their propaganda.
For weeks, the Russian government has claimed that it can only send a fraction of the possible gas supply volumes via the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline because a Siemens Energy turbine is missing. So the federal government did everything possible to get the said turbine back to Russia, despite sanctions, which was in Canada for repairs.
Against all odds, Canada gave in, the turbine was loaded onto the plane and has been on German soil for a week and a half now. She could be back in Russia long ago. However, according to Gazprom, Siemens Energy is not providing important documents despite repeated requests. It’s been like this for 14 days.
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