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Lavrov: Russia Still Waiting On Status Of Nord Stream Turbine

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, speaking in Entebbe, Uganda; "Russia has still not got explanation about status of turbine returned from maintenance for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline."

  • Lavrov on Moscow being blamed for the ongoing global economic crisis; "The west always blames us for everything, in fact they also claim Former President Trump's election was a project of Russia....."
  • Lavrov: "The European Union, on multiple occasions over the last 6-7 years, said that Russia uses gas as a weapon without giving any arguments for that."
  • Says that Nord Stream II pipeline is able to provide plentiful energy to EU.
  • Lavrov: "Gazprom's decision to shut down another turbine serving Nord Stream 1 for repairs is due to safety rules that must not be violated."
  • Lavrov: "The current food crisis started way earlier when there was a price surge owing to COVID-19"
Lavrov's visit to sub-Saharan Africa has not gone unnoticed, with the warm reception the top Russian diplomat has received in many capitals likely to cause some concern in the West given the impact of the war in Ukraine on food prices across emerging and frontier markets.

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