Russia's has suspened all gas supplies to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. State energy firm Gazprom says deliveries will be stopped for three days for maintenance work, however there are doubts over whether supplies will resume on Saturday. Russia had already reduced Nord Stream 1 flows to 20% their normal capacity, citing various technical reasons. However, the German government says the Kremlin is using gas supplies as a weapon, in retaliation against Western sanctions.

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