Thursday, July 21, 2022

RUSSIA REACTIVATES GAS PIPELINE TO GERMANY AFTER 10 DAY SHUTDOWN

One of Europe's biggest sources of gas has been switched back on - after its Russian operator shut it down for ten days of maintenance. 

The decision to turn off Nord Stream 1 - an undersea pipeline that connects Russia to Northern Germany - had been seen in Berlin as a political move by Moscow to put pressure on the country - as Europe scrambles to find alternative sources of energy ahead of the winter. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray has more. 

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