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Germany rejects any extraterritorial sanctions against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline – Foreign Ministry

Posted on December 12, 2019By Editor

Berlin has reaffirmed its support for the Russia-led gas pipeline despite the threat of new US sanctions against European firms involved in the project. Nord Stream 2 will be completed, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. … Read More >Germany rejects any extraterritorial sanctions against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline – Foreign Ministry

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Berlin warns US against interference into EU affairs, rejects sanctions pressure

Posted on December 12, 2019December 12, 2019By Editor

Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has lashed out at Washington over its continued attempts to derail a Russian gas pipeline project to Germany. Berlin “rejects on principle” extraterritorial sanctions, he said. … Read More >Berlin warns US against interference into EU affairs, rejects sanctions pressure

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Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Will Be Included in US Defence Bill – Reports

Posted on December 8, 2019December 8, 2019By Editor

The United States has been consistently trying to undermine the Nord Stream 2 project, threatening everyone involved with sanctions while promoting its own liquefied natural gas on the European market. … Read More >Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Will Be Included in US Defence Bill – Reports

Russia won’t stop gas transit through Ukraine when Nord Stream 2 becomes operational – Putin

Posted on December 7, 2019December 7, 2019By Editor

Commissioning of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which is a commercial project, does not mean that Russia will abandon gas transit through Ukraine, said Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday. … Read More >Russia won’t stop gas transit through Ukraine when Nord Stream 2 becomes operational – Putin

Germany will respond if US sanctions gas pipeline from Russia – Bundestag member

Posted on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019By Editor

Berlin will consider countermeasures if the US imposes sanctions on Nord Stream 2, the pipeline that will deliver natural gas from Russia to Germany, the head of the Bundestag’s Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy has said. … Read More >Germany will respond if US sanctions gas pipeline from Russia – Bundestag member

US Sanctions-Related Narrative on Nord Stream 2 ‘Controversial’, German Lawmaker Says

Posted on December 3, 2019December 3, 2019By Editor

On Sunday, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee head Jim Risch said that Washington plans to hamper the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline by sanctioning companies involved in the project via the 2020 … Read More >US Sanctions-Related Narrative on Nord Stream 2 ‘Controversial’, German Lawmaker Says

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‘Window is closing’: US Senate makes last-ditch effort to ax Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Posted on November 24, 2019November 24, 2019By Editor

After failing to persuade allies in Europe to scrap the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which is set to transport natural gas from Europe to Russia, US lawmakers are planning to roll a new batch of sanctions into a defense spending bill. … Read More >‘Window is closing’: US Senate makes last-ditch effort to ax Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe to start operating in mid-2020

Posted on November 22, 2019November 22, 2019By Editor

The Nord Stream 2 project designed to deliver Russian natural gas to Germany and other European customers will start working in the middle of next year, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak said on Thursday. … Read More >Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe to start operating in mid-2020

The inevitable finale of the Nord Stream 2 saga

Posted on November 14, 2019November 14, 2019By Editor

Nord Stream 2 may have become one of the most geopolitically charged energy projects in history, but its completion was inevitable since before construction even begun. … Read More >The inevitable finale of the Nord Stream 2 saga

US concerns over Nord Stream 2 are about fear of losing leverage, not welfare of Europe

Posted on November 2, 2019November 2, 2019By Editor

As the Nord Stream 2 pipeline looms closer to completion, its panicked critics claim it will harm Ukraine and increase the EU’s energy dependence on Russia – which are, in fact, mutually exclusive arguments. … Read More >US concerns over Nord Stream 2 are about fear of losing leverage, not welfare of Europe