Russia is ready to resume gas supplies to Europe through the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline, which was previously shut down for political reasons, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told Russian News Agency on Sunday. CASS.
“The European market remains relevant, as the gas shortage persists, and we have every chance of resuming supply. For example, the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline, which was shut down for political reasons, remains unused,” said Novak.
There is an increase in demand for gas from Europe, Novak said, according to TASS.
“Today we can say with confidence that there is a demand for our gas. Therefore, we continue to consider Europe as a potential market for the sale of our products. It is clear that a large-scale campaign was launched against us, which ended in acts of sabotage against Nord Stream,” he said.
More background: Russia has been in an energy stalemate with Europe since it invaded Ukraine in February.
In May, just 44 hours after Ukraine cut the flow of natural gas through its territory to Europe, blaming interference by Russian troops, Gazprom cut off supply through the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline through Poland and stopped sending gas to a distributor in Germany. Gazprom was forced to suspend deliveries due to sanctions imposed on its parent company EuRoPol GAZ, according to state news agency RIA Novosti.
In December, the west-to-east gas supply from Germany to Poland was also temporarily interrupted, “falling to zero”, reports TASS.
