Vladimir Putin has suggested that Russia could supply gas to Europe this winter using one section of the Nord Stream pipelines that remains intact, and that the other lines could be repaired if their future use were guaranteed, while also suggesting rerouting volumes via Turkey.
In a speech railing at western plans to introduce a price cap on Russian oil in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president both blamed the EU for rising global energy prices and hailed a recent decision by the Opec+ producers’ cartel to cut oil output in order to keep prices high.
Speaking at an energy forum in Moscow on Wednesday, Putin blamed the attacks on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines on those who “benefit” in the west, hinting at the involvement of Washington, Kyiv or Warsaw.