Gazprom said the gas flow through Nord Stream 1 decreased because European partners did not fulfill the commitment, warning that there were many turbines that need to be maintained.

Russia is forced to reduce the gas flow through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline due to the technical turbine, CEO Gazprom Vitaly Markelov on July 29 told Rossiya 24. This issue is due to the Siemens Group of the Group of

Gazprom officials said that the new Siemens handled 1/4 of the total number of technical errors affecting the compressed air turbine in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline system.

Nord Stream 1 is the largest gas pipeline from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea, transporting about 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year.

A facility on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline system in Lubmin, Germany on March 8.

Meanwhile, Gazprom is still waiting for another turbine to be transferred from Germany to Russia.

European partners accused us of reducing supply without plausible reasons.

The Russian Kommersant daily note that the compressed air turbine was transferred to Russia may not increase the supply in the Nord Stream 1 pipe, because some turbines at the Portovaya station need to be maintained.

Markelov said on July 27 that the Portovaya station had only one compressed turbine that could operate, the remaining turbines need maintenance or repair, not used because it was not suitable for Russian standards.

We call for partners to solve their problems as soon as possible, according to Markelov.

The supply from Russia decreased, causing European gas prices to increase by more than 20%, to more than 2,500 USD/1,000 m3 on July 27.

Last week, German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz said that Berlin could not rely on Moscow for the supply of gas.

7 mayor on the island of Ruege called for Germany to enter Russian gas through Nord Stream 2 while Nord Stream 1 was facing technical limitations.

The President of Ukraine urged Europe to increase Russian sanctions for conducting a gas war instead of trying to return the turbine to Gazprom.