– Washington According to US President Joe Biden, a Russian invasion of Ukraine would mean the end of the controversial German-Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2. At a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House on Monday, Biden said that in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine “there … Read more
The head of the German Federal Network Agency, Jochen Homann, said that a decision on the certification of Nord Stream 2 should not be expected in the first half of 2022. This process will take longer, he said. – “The decision to certify the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is unlikely to … Read more
The SPD politician Karl-Heinz Brunner had to take a lot of criticism as the German representative on the NATO-Ukraine Council. But he is convinced that the conflict cannot be solved militarily. Mr. Brunner, you were a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Brussels at the NATO-Ukraine Council. The meeting was extremely explosive due to … Read more
Germany told what would happen if the regulator decides that the Nord Stream 2 project does not comply with the law of the European Union and Germany. The country will not pay compensation. – According to him, at present the Federal Network Agency has suspended the certification procedure. “If it is resumed, then this procedure … Read more
According to the expert, in the event of a gas reverse, Ukrainians’ bills will become much “heavier”. Ukraine receives gas on a virtual reverse / photo UNIAN Vladimir Gontar – Ukraine has no direct contracts for the supply of gas from Russia and the launch Nord Stream 2 may significantly affect the bills of Ukrainians. … Read more
To approve the bill on sanctions against Nord Stream 2, which was introduced to the Senate by Republicans Chuck Schumer and Ted Cruz, 60 votes of legislators were needed. However, they were unable to collect them. The vote count was 55 in favor and 43 against the document. On the eve of the vote in … Read more
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian believes that in the event of a further Russian invasion of Ukraine, the issue of stopping the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline should be considered. He also threatened Moscow with strategic consequences. – According to him, after the pulling together of troops to the borders of Ukraine, Russian President … Read more
The US State Department is concerned about the forthcoming Senate vote on the proposal of Republican Ted Cruz to impose new sanctions against Nord Stream 2. The State Department fears that the sanctions will undermine the “united front” against Russia. – “Our concern is that if this law is passed, it will only undermine the … Read more
About this in an interview “European truth”, published on January 4, said the Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnik. “After the creation of the coalition, the contradictions in the positions of these parties reappear. they say, the pipe has already been built, we cannot bury at the bottom of the Baltic Sea… Now this dispute … Read more
According to him, the regulation of the certification procedure allows “not even to delay, but to carry out this consideration in the first, second conditionally instance, stretching it out for many months.” He also admits that certification could be complicated by US influence on Germany. According to Pankin, “maybe there is an American sledgehammer – … Read more