The federal government accuses Russia of a power play because of the throttling of gas supplies via the Baltic Sea pipeline Nord Stream 1. “As before, we see no technical reasons for this,” says a government spokeswoman. “What we’re seeing here is actually a power play and we’re not going to let that bother us.” A serviced turbine is ready to be handed over to the Russian energy company Gazprom so that it can be used.
The spokeswoman made it clear that Germany could no longer rely on Russia as a gas supplier. The federal government has launched many measures to diversify the energy infrastructure and reduce consumption. “We are continuously working on further measures.”