Russia scraps deadline to resume gas flows to Europe via Nord Stream 1 pipeline

Moscow has blamed sanctions, imposed by the West after



the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, for hampering routine operations and maintenance of Nord Stream 1. Brussels says this is a pretext and Russia is using gas as an economic weapon to retaliate. European Union Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc should impose a price cap on Russian pipeline gas to foil what she said were Russian President Vladimir Putin's attempts to manipulate the market.