Russia will not resume gas supplies to Europe until sanctions lifted, says Moscow

Kremlin blames western sanctions for failure to deliver gas through Nord Stream 1 pipeline

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Russia will not resume in full its gas supplies to Europe until the west lifts its sanctions against Moscow, the Kremlin said, as concerns over Russian gas supplies continued to drive up energy prices.

Speaking to journalists on Monday, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin's spokesperson, blamed sanctions introduced against our country by western countries including Germany and the UK" for Russia's failure to deliver gas through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.