Gazprom: Germany accuses Russian gas giant of pushing energy prices up

Germany has accused Russian state-controlled gas giant Gazprom of attempting to push up energy prices by sharply reducing supplies.

Gazprom said it was limiting the amount of gas to Germany to under 70m cubic metres per day - well under half the current rate.

The reason it gave was to service equipment in the Nord Stream pipeline.

But German economy minister Robert Habeck said it was "a political decision" and not a technical one. read more