Putin's top ally Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that Russia will not halt the war even if Ukraine formally renounces its bid to join the Western military bloc.
Once the maintenance is complete Gazprom will resume pumping of 33 million cubic metres of gas a day through the pipeline, which is mjust 20 percent of the original capacity.
The Mar-a-Lago raid fired up the core constituency of Trump, who saw it as a political witch hunt by the Democrats aimed at ending Trump's political career and 2024 ambitions.