Russia persists with gas pipeline shutoffs
Moscow says further repairs will stop the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for three days. It's prompted further panic in Europe as leaders fear the supply will not resume.
Moscow says further repairs will stop the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for three days. It's prompted further panic in Europe as leaders fear the supply will not resume, depleting reserves and pushing up prices even more. So is Russia telling the truth - or using repairs as a ploy to shock the market?
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(Picture: Parts of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline near the Germany/Poland border. Credit: Getty Images.)
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