Putin signals Europe will get Russian gas again through Nord Stream 1 pipeline tomorrow

The Russian President also warned that unless a spat over sanctioned parts is resolved, flows will be tightly curbed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made clear that if a pipeline part that was caught up in sanctions isn’t returned to Russia, then the link will only work at 20% of capacity as soon as next week.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signalled that Europe will start getting gas again through a key pipeline, but warned that unless a spat over sanctioned parts is resolved, flows will be tightly curbed.

Europe is on tenterhooks, waiting to see whether gas flows resume tomorrow when maintenance on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline is set to end.