Russia Halts Gas Flows to Europe via Key Route, Germany Sees ‘No Cause for Alarm’

Pipes at the landfall facilities of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline are pictured in Lubmin, Germany, on March 8, 2022. Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters

Russia halted gas supplies via a key European supply route on Aug. 31 citing maintenance issues, in a move that some European countries see as retaliation for backing Ukraine in the war and that sent prices on a wild ride intraday.

Russian state energy giant Gazprom stated that Nord Stream 1, the biggest pipeline carrying gas to its top customer, Germany, will be out for maintenance until Sept. 3.