Commissioning of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline equipment at an onshore section in Russia. File photoSAMARKAND, Sep 16 Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that if Europe lacks gas, «it's itch and hard», then the sanctions on Nord Stream 2 should be lifted.» if it’s impatient, if everything is so hard, take and remove the sanctions on Nord Stream 2 — 55 billion cubic meters a year, just press a button — and everything went. No, they closed it themselves, they closed it here, they can’t repair it, this one the new gas pipeline was put under sanctions. They don’t want to open Nord Stream 2, but are we to blame? Let them think about who is to blame for what, and don’t blame us for their own mistakes, «Putin told reporters. Nord Stream gas pipeline — 2″ was never launched. Supplies from Russia remain limited. Nord Stream did not come out of a three-day scheduled maintenance on September 3, as previously expected. Gazprom explained this by the identified malfunctions at the only working GPU at the Portovaya CS. — 2,» Novak said
