The German government expects Russian gas flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to resume after routine maintenance work is completed, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. Deputy government spokesperson Christiane Hoffmann said gas flows would restart on Thursday as scheduled and in line with Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom’s contractual obligations. Hoffmann declined to comment on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent warning that gas deliveries could fall to 33 million cubic metres per day if a repaired turbine is not quickly delivered. Such a move would mean that the pipeline…