Russian energy giant Gazprom said due to maintenance on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline there would be no gas flow to Germany between August 31 and September 3, APA-Economics reports citing DW.
Berlin has accused Moscow of weaponizing energy supplies.
Russia's state-owned energy firm Gazprom has halted gas supplies via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Western Europe on Wednesday for three days, the company said.
The energy giant said due to maintenance on Nord Stream 1 there would be no gas flow to Germany between August 31 and September 3. It said that there is "necessary" work at a compressor station that needed to be carried out after "every 1,000 hours of operation."
Germany, which is heavily dependent on Russian gas, has accused Moscow of using energy as a "weapon." Russia insists the disruptions are due to sanctions following its war on Ukraine.
When asked about the resumption of gas supplies, Russian government spokesman Dmitry Peskov said "there is a guarantee that, apart from technical problems caused by sanctions, nothing interferes with supplies."
Western capitals "have imposed sanctions against Russia, which do not allow for normal maintenance, repair work," he added.
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said earlier this month said that Nord Stream was "fully operational" and refused Moscow's claims of technical issues.
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