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Austria’s president wants Nord Stream 2 completed, says it’s a ‘commercial project’ with no connection to Navalny incident

Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020By Editor

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen says he is against the idea of blocking Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline over the situation with the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny. … Read More >Austria’s president wants Nord Stream 2 completed, says it’s a ‘commercial project’ with no connection to Navalny incident

Op-ed

Will the alleged Alexey Navalny poisoning sink the Nord Stream 2 pipeline? It might, but it shouldn’t

Posted on September 13, 2020September 13, 2020By Editor

The cacophony of noise generated in the wake of the attack on the Russian opposition figure is drowning out the reality. As Angela Merkel has always maintained, the German-Russian gas deal is purely a commercial project. … Read More >Will the alleged Alexey Navalny poisoning sink the Nord Stream 2 pipeline? It might, but it shouldn’t

Russia

German FM links Nord Stream 2 to Navalny, threatens sanctions as Moscow accuses Berlin of dragging feet on alleged poisoning probe

Posted on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020By Editor

The alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny could see Berlin cancel the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, and press the EU to consider other sanctions against Moscow, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said. … Read More >German FM links Nord Stream 2 to Navalny, threatens sanctions as Moscow accuses Berlin of dragging feet on alleged poisoning probe

Russia

Germany’s Merkel claims someone wanted to ‘silence’ Navalny, but spokesman says ‘poisoning’ revelation won’t affect Nord Stream 2

Posted on September 3, 2020September 3, 2020By Editor

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that hospitalised Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny was “the victim of a crime.” She called on Moscow to “answer questions that only the Russian government can answer.” … Read More >Germany’s Merkel claims someone wanted to ‘silence’ Navalny, but spokesman says ‘poisoning’ revelation won’t affect Nord Stream 2

EU

‘Pipelines aren’t built just to annoy somebody’: Former Austrian FM Karin Kneissl believes Nord Stream 2 will be completed

Posted on August 30, 2020August 30, 2020By Editor

The joint Russian-German Nord Stream 2 pipeline project is likely to be completed despite all the obstacles, Austria’s former FM Karin Kneissl believes. Still, the US will try its best to stop it going ahead, she warned. … Read More >‘Pipelines aren’t built just to annoy somebody’: Former Austrian FM Karin Kneissl believes Nord Stream 2 will be completed

Nord Stream 2 must be completed: Don’t politicize Russian energy project over Navalny situation – Merkel

Posted on August 28, 2020August 28, 2020By Editor

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned against politicizing the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, saying that construction of it should be finished, despite US attempts to derail the energy project. … Read More >Nord Stream 2 must be completed: Don’t politicize Russian energy project over Navalny situation – Merkel

EU

Merkel says Navalny & gas pipeline two ‘separate’ issues & Berlin won’t change policy towards Russia, important to ‘keep talking’

Posted on August 28, 2020August 28, 2020By Editor

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has signaled that Berlin isn’t interested in fundamentally changing its relationship with Russia, stressing that it was important to keep communication channels open with Moscow. … Read More >Merkel says Navalny & gas pipeline two ‘separate’ issues & Berlin won’t change policy towards Russia, important to ‘keep talking’

Washington wants to use ‘sanctions weapon’ against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline – professor tells Boom Bust

Posted on August 20, 2020August 20, 2020By Editor

US lawmakers are ramping up threats against the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will carry natural gas from Russia to Germany. … Read More >Washington wants to use ‘sanctions weapon’ against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline – professor tells Boom Bust

EU

Berlin mulls taking US threats over Nord Stream 2 to UN – head of German Energy Committee to RT

Posted on August 18, 2020August 18, 2020By Editor

Germany is looking at bringing in the UN over Washington’s threats of sanctions against the Russian-led pipeline, saying the US pressure runs contrary to international law. … Read More >Berlin mulls taking US threats over Nord Stream 2 to UN – head of German Energy Committee to RT

EU

Germany warns US against imposing sanctions on Nord Stream 2, says no country has right to ‘dictate’ its energy policy

Posted on August 12, 2020August 12, 2020By Editor

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has warned the United States not to interfere with the completion of the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, stressing that Europe has the right to choose its own energy sources. … Read More >Germany warns US against imposing sanctions on Nord Stream 2, says no country has right to ‘dictate’ its energy policy