Germany faces the 'bitter reality' that Russia will not restore gas supplies to the country, the German economy minister said on Monday, ahead of planned halt by state energy giant Gazprom of exports to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.
German Economy and Climate Action Minister Robert Habeck speaks during a news conference on the future use of liquefied natural gas , in Berlin, Germany August 16, 2022. REUTERS/Lisi NiesnerBERLIN, Aug 29 - Germany faces the "bitter reality" that Russia will not restore gas supplies to the country, the German economy minister said on Monday, ahead of planned halt by state energy giant Gazprom"It won't come back ...
Already Russia has only been supplying 20% of the usual capacity of the Nord Stream 1 link from Russia to Germany. It was not immediately possible to clarify whether Habeck meant the outage would be permanent or just that full supplies would not resume.Reporting by Christian Kraemer Writing by Riham Alkousaa; editing by Barbara Lewis
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