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Gazprom said supplies via Nord Stream 1 were "completely stopped" for "preventative work" at a compressor unit, shortly after European gas network operator ENTSOG announced that deliveries had ceased.
State-owned gas giant claims Nord Stream closed for 'preventative work'; Berlin accuses Moscow of using energy as a 'weapon'
The European Central Bank is expected to raise interest rates at its next meeting on 8 September.
Germany's Federal Network Agency chief has called it a 'technically incomprehensible' decision, warning that it was likely just a pretext by Moscow to wield energy supplies as a threat.