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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Russia has warned that it will not resume gas supplies along a key pipeline to Europe until sanctions are lifted.<\/p>\n

Moscow has blamed Western countries for its decision not to reopen the Nord Stream 1 pipeline after it was shut for three days for maintenance.<\/p>\n

When asked if supplies would resume pumping if sanctions were eased, a Kremlin spokesman said: “Definitely”.<\/p>\n

Gas prices soared on Monday due to mounting concerns over energy supplies.<\/p>\n

The Dutch month-ahead wholesale gas price, a benchmark for Europe, was up as much as 30% in early trading on Monday. Prices in the UK rose as much as 35% before settling at just under \u00a35 per therm.<\/p>\n

Wholesale prices have been very volatile in recent weeks. They fell sharply last week when Germany announced that its gas storage facilities were filling up faster than expected.<\/p>\n

Europe has accused Russia of using gas supplies to blackmail European countries because of the Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday: “Pumping problems arose because of sanctions imposed against our country and against a number of companies by Western states, including Germany and the UK.<\/p>\n

“There are no other reasons that would lead to problems with pumping.”<\/p>\n

Last week, state energy firm Gazprom said that an oil leak in a turbine on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline was behind the closure.<\/p>\n

But this has been disputed by the European Union and Siemens itself, the German firm which maintains the turbine.<\/p>\n

“Such leaks do not normally affect the operation of a turbine and can be sealed on site. It is a routine procedure within the scope of maintenance work,” Siemens said in a previous statement.<\/p>\n

While the UK is not reliant on Nord Stream 1 for its gas, the Kremlin’s decision to squeeze supplies to Europe has driven up the overall cost of wholesale gas.<\/p>\n

The overall increase has been behind the spike in the energy bill price cap for consumers in England, Wales and Scotland.<\/p>\n

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