Russia to halt gas supplies to Armenia for ‘scheduled maintenance’
Russia will temporarily halt natural gas supplies to Armenia for scheduled maintenance and repair work in Russia, Gazprom Armenia announced.
Gazprom Armenia has announced that Russia will temporarily suspend gas supplies to Armenia for maintenance work on the Northern Caucasus–Transcaucasia trunk gas pipeline. The halt is set to occur from September 15 to 25. The company claims that domestic reserves and additional gas from Iran will guarantee uninterrupted and reliable supply to Armenian consumers throughout the suspension period.
Previously, in September of the previous year, Russia also halted gas shipments to Armenia for maintenance. Tensions between Russia and Armenia escalated sharply just before Armenia's June parliamentary elections, with Moscow accusing Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of taking a pro-Western stance and imposing restrictions on Armenian goods imports.
Russia, along with Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, is pressuring Armenia to hold a referendum on whether to remain in the Eurasian Economic Union or continue pursuing EU membership. On September 11, Pashinyan stated that Armenia is seeking alternatives to Russian gas, noting that the markup from the border to the consumer is the highest among other countries.
Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov had previously indicated that Russia could offer Armenia a preferential gas price if Yerevan decides to leave the EAEU. Meduza, the news outlet reporting this, maintains transparency regarding its use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom, with every story being written by journalists and translated using AI following strict editorial standards.
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