Joe Biden accused of 'total surrender to Putin' over Nord Stream 2 pipeline
3 years, 5 months ago

Joe Biden accused of 'total surrender to Putin' over Nord Stream 2 pipeline

The Telegraph  

Under the expected deal Germany would agree to contribute to a new $1 billion fund to help Ukraine transition to cleaner sources of energy. Pat Toomey, a Republican senator in Washington, said: "Any deal that allows for the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is badly flawed.” Germany refused a US proposal to impose a "kill-switch clause" under which Berlin would have the power to suspend operations of the pipeline, the Wall Street journal reported. Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said: "We have ongoing concerns about how the project threatens European energy security, undermines Ukraine security, and the security of our Eastern flank Nato allies and partners." The US sought to assuage Ukraine by inviting its president to the White House, and moments after the deal was confirmed it was announced that Mr Biden would host Volodymyr Zelensky on Aug 30. Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said the visit would affirm "our close cooperation in energy security."

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Column: Trump talks tough on Russia now, but as president he bowed to Putin
3 months, 1 week ago

Column: Trump talks tough on Russia now, but as president he bowed to Putin

LA Times  

Nothing good could come of this huddle between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in 2017. As president, Trump imposed sanctions on the company building the pipeline in December 2019, with the State Department saying the pipeline “is a tool Russia is using to support its continued aggression against Ukraine.” Opinion Columnist LZ Granderson LZ Granderson writes about culture, politics, sports …

Russian ambassador slams US for silence on Nord Stream
4 months, 1 week ago

Russian ambassador slams US for silence on Nord Stream

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-16 16:25 Gas bubbles from the Nord Stream 2 leak reaching surface of the Baltic Sea in the area shows disturbance of well over one kilometer diameter near Bornholm, Denmark, Sept 27, 2022. MOSCOW - Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said Friday that Washington is implicitly legitimizing terrorism by remaining silent on the bombing …

Russian ambassador slams US for silence on Nord Stream
4 months, 1 week ago

Russian ambassador slams US for silence on Nord Stream

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-16 16:25 Gas bubbles from the Nord Stream 2 leak reaching surface of the Baltic Sea in the area shows disturbance of well over one kilometer diameter near Bornholm, Denmark, Sept 27, 2022. MOSCOW - Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said Friday that Washington is implicitly legitimizing terrorism by remaining silent on the bombing …

Trump defends Russia over Nord Stream pipeline explosion and hints US was responsible
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump defends Russia over Nord Stream pipeline explosion and hints US was responsible

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former president Donald Trump said Russia didn't blow up the …

US owes an explanation after Nord Stream revelations
1 year, 10 months ago

US owes an explanation after Nord Stream revelations

China Daily  

Gas leak at Nord Stream 2 as seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark, Sept 27, 2022. It was within this scandalous context that Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh, who’s famous for exposing the US’ My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War and its abuse of prisoners in Iraq’s Abu Gharib prison, published his revelations about what his …

Seymour Hersh’s Nord Stream report: Why Biden Administration is worried about its fallout
1 year, 10 months ago

Seymour Hersh’s Nord Stream report: Why Biden Administration is worried about its fallout

Firstpost  

If the report were to be true, it could come as a huge betrayal for Germany and other European powers that were relying on supply of natural gas from the pipeline. As such, the US and Norway are Berlin’s frontline allies Seymour Hersh, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, has reported that the Central Intelligence Agency of the US carried out …

White House denies journalist’s claims it blew up Russian gas pipeline
1 year, 10 months ago

White House denies journalist’s claims it blew up Russian gas pipeline

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White House has denied …

Swedes refuse Russian request for pipeline probe info
2 years, 2 months ago

Swedes refuse Russian request for pipeline probe info

The Independent  

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The Curious Case of Nord Stream Blasts and a Twist in the Ukraine War Tale - News18
2 years, 2 months ago

The Curious Case of Nord Stream Blasts and a Twist in the Ukraine War Tale - News18

News 18  

Last week, as you were eating your breakfast cereal or sipping your coffee, a couple of mysterious blasts took place hundreds of miles away that may yet again raise the prices of all those things you ate. Expert studies point to a stream of reports from US think tanks warning of political manoeuvring, and incidentally also of ‘dislocation’ which in …

West rejects Putin’s claim it sabotaged Baltic gas pipelines
2 years, 2 months ago

West rejects Putin’s claim it sabotaged Baltic gas pipelines

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of sabotaging Russia-built natural gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea to Germany, a charge vehemently denied by the United States and its allies. Speaking Friday in Moscow at a ceremony to annex four regions of Ukraine into Russia, Putin claimed that “Anglo-Saxons” in the West have turned from …

Russians push baseless theory blaming US for burst pipeline
2 years, 2 months ago

Russians push baseless theory blaming US for burst pipeline

Associated Press  

The Kremlin and Russian state media are aggressively pushing a baseless conspiracy theory blaming the United States for damage to natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in what analysts said Friday is another effort to split the U.S. and its European allies. What he’s saying we know is not true.” The assertions of U.S. responsibility cite Biden’s threat in …

Russians push baseless theory blaming US for burst pipeline
2 years, 2 months ago

Russians push baseless theory blaming US for burst pipeline

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Kremlin and Russian state media are aggressively pushing a …

What is the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and how might the Ukraine-Russia war impact it?
2 years, 2 months ago

What is the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and how might the Ukraine-Russia war impact it?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nord Stream 2 would have enabled Russia to pump …

Vladimir Putin claims West responsible for sabotaging Nord Stream pipeline, US rejects accusations
2 years, 2 months ago

Vladimir Putin claims West responsible for sabotaging Nord Stream pipeline, US rejects accusations

India TV News  

Russia Ukraine war : Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of sabotaging Russia-built gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea to Germany, a charge that has been vehemently denied by the United States and its allies. Speaking Friday in Moscow at a ceremony to annex four regions of Ukraine into Russia, Putin claimed that the “Anglo-Saxons” in the …

NATO formally blames sabotage for Nord Stream pipeline damage
2 years, 2 months ago

NATO formally blames sabotage for Nord Stream pipeline damage

Live Mint  

NATO said that a series of leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Europe were the result of acts of sabotage and that attacks on its members’ infrastructure would be met with a collective response from the military alliance. But it marks the first time the alliance has formally warned that it would deter and defend against attacks …

Tucker Carlson suggests US blew up Nord Stream pipeline – and lists possible Russian ‘retaliations’
2 years, 2 months ago

Tucker Carlson suggests US blew up Nord Stream pipeline – and lists possible Russian ‘retaliations’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Tucker Carlson segment focused on the purported “sabotage” of …

Blasts precede Baltic pipeline leaks, sabotage seen likely
2 years, 2 months ago

Blasts precede Baltic pipeline leaks, sabotage seen likely

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Denmark believes “deliberate actions” caused big leaks in two natural gas pipelines running under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, and seismologists said powerful explosions preceded the leaks. Denmark’s Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said Sweden, Germany and Poland have been kept informed, and “we will inform and reach out to Russia in this case.” He said …

Why Putin would want to blow up Nord Stream 2, and the advantages it gives him
2 years, 2 months ago

Why Putin would want to blow up Nord Stream 2, and the advantages it gives him

The Telegraph  

Why, though, might Moscow have chosen to strike at this moment, if it is indeed revealed to be behind the attack? A new gas pipeline between Norway and Poland was inaugurated on Tuesday, very close to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, as news of the suspected sabotage emerged. The new Baltic Pipe is part of wider moves across Europe to …

Bankruptcy stay for Nord Stream 2 pipeline firm extended
2 years, 3 months ago

Bankruptcy stay for Nord Stream 2 pipeline firm extended

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A Swiss court has granted the operating company for the never-opened Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which was built to bring Russian gas to Germany but put on ice shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine, a four-month extension to its “stay of bankruptcy.” The stay for Nord Stream 2 AG was extended from Sept. 10 through Jan. 10 by a …

Oil, sanctions, jets: How Congress pushes Biden on Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Oil, sanctions, jets: How Congress pushes Biden on Ukraine

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — At first, the White House resisted calls from Congress to ban Russian oil imports to the U.S. And then, it did just that. “And in each case, the administration did a 180.” It’s an emerging pattern that has not gone unnoticed during the escalating war in Ukraine: A remarkably unified Congress is out front on foreign policy, pressuring …

The GOP's Biggest Whoppers About Biden And Fossil Fuels
2 years, 9 months ago

The GOP's Biggest Whoppers About Biden And Fossil Fuels

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republican lawmakers and right-wing media have responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by waging a misinformation campaign about the Biden administration being “at war with fossil fuels.” The goal, of course, is to leverage the crisis in Eastern Europe to provide more access and regulatory relief to an oil and gas sector that is already very profitable, …

Biden's economic adviser Daleep Singh says Keystone Pipeline closure criticism is a 'distraction'
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden's economic adviser Daleep Singh says Keystone Pipeline closure criticism is a 'distraction'

Daily Mail  

The Biden administration on Wednesday dismissed criticism of its decision to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline as a 'distraction' even as it battles rising gas prices. Biden Admin's Daleep Singh argues increasing oil won't affect prices: "Keystone is a pipeline, it’s not an oil field. pic.twitter.com/Fe8lwy1YPr — Tom Elliott March 9, 2022 Daleep Singh, the deputy national security adviser for …

Oil-Backed Republicans Blame Biden’s Energy Policies For Russian Invasion
2 years, 9 months ago

Oil-Backed Republicans Blame Biden’s Energy Policies For Russian Invasion

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republicans, including some of the biggest recipients of fossil fuel campaign donations, are blaming Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on President Joe Biden’s energy policies, citing the crisis to justify more oil and gas drilling at home. In an interview Thursday with right-wing news outlet Newsmax, Sen. Marsha Blackburn said Putin and other world leaders have “watched Joe …

Biden sanctions company building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden sanctions company building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Al Jazeera  

US State Department spokesman says $11bn natural gas project is now ‘a piece of steel at the bottom of the ocean’. President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday the United States would impose sanctions on the company in charge of building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, expanding penalties on Moscow after it recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. The …

Nord Stream 2 halted: What you should know
2 years, 10 months ago

Nord Stream 2 halted: What you should know

Al Jazeera  

Germany paused the controversial project after Russia recognised separatist areas in Ukraine. Mariupol, Ukraine – Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to halt certification of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, which was set to double gas flow to the country from Russia. Germany has maintained the pipeline is solely a commercial project, but Nord Stream 2 also has geostrategic …

Biden threatens: No gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden threatens: No gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: In a flurry of diplomacy across two continents, President Joe Biden met with Germany’s new leader Monday and vowed the crucial Nord Stream 2 Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline will be blocked if Russia further invades Ukraine. “If Russia invades, that means tanks and troops crossing the border of Ukraine again, then there will be no longer a Nord Stream 2,” …

Explainer: What’s Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Europe?
2 years, 10 months ago

Explainer: What’s Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Europe?

LA Times  

An undersea pipeline from Russia to Germany has become a major issue in attempts by Western governments to deter a Russian military move against its neighbor. President Biden has threatened to block the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine. It would double the capacity of an earlier Nord Stream pipeline to 110 billion cubic meters of …

US President Joe Biden says there'll 'no longer be Nord Stream 2 pipeline' if Russia invades Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

US President Joe Biden says there'll 'no longer be Nord Stream 2 pipeline' if Russia invades Ukraine

India Today  

President Joe Biden said on Monday “there will no longer be Nord Stream 2," a crucial European gas pipeline, if Russia further invades Ukraine with “tanks or troops." White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan warned Sunday that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day,” triggering a conflict that would come at an “enormous human cost.” Russia has denied any plans …

Biden says the Nord Stream 2 pipeline won't move ahead if Russia invades Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden says the Nord Stream 2 pipeline won't move ahead if Russia invades Ukraine

NPR  

Biden says the Nord Stream 2 pipeline won't move ahead if Russia invades Ukraine Enlarge this image toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during a joint news conference on Monday that they are in complete agreement on sanctions against Moscow if diplomacy fails and Russia invades …

Nord Stream 2: Why Russia’s pipeline to Europe divides the West
2 years, 10 months ago

Nord Stream 2: Why Russia’s pipeline to Europe divides the West

Al Jazeera  

The Russia-owned pipeline is at the centre of a disagreement between Germany and the US, which sees the project as a way for Moscow to increase leverage in Europe. The $11bn gas pipeline across the Baltic Sea, owned by Russia’s state-backed energy giant Gazprom, runs from western Siberia to Germany, doubling the capacity of the already-in-use Nord Stream 1 pipeline. …

How Putin’s $11 billion pipeline split NATO and the EU at a time of crisis
2 years, 10 months ago

How Putin’s $11 billion pipeline split NATO and the EU at a time of crisis

CNN  

London CNN Business — An undersea pipeline set to deliver gas from Russia to Germany has become exactly what the two countries have always insisted it would never be: A weapon in a geopolitical crisis. Under pressure from the US, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock acknowledged last week the Nord Stream 2 pipeline could be included in a package of …

Germany could halt Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia attacks Ukraine
2 years, 11 months ago

Germany could halt Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia attacks Ukraine

The Independent  

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Democrats defeat GOP sanctions on Russian gas pipeline
2 years, 11 months ago

Democrats defeat GOP sanctions on Russian gas pipeline

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a bill by Texas Republican Ted Cruz that would have slammed sanctions on businesses involved in a Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany, denouncing it as a GOP political gesture that would have harmed relations with European allies. While opposition from the Democratic-controlled House and President Joe Biden meant it had little chance …

Putin: New Germany-bound pipeline may help reduce prices
2 years, 11 months ago

Putin: New Germany-bound pipeline may help reduce prices

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that a new pipeline to Germany has been fully filled with natural gas, noting that it could help quickly reduce soaring European energy prices. Putin pointed at surging energy prices in Europe, adding that Nord Stream 2 could help quickly stabilize the markets. “It would undoubtedly impact prices on the spot market, …

A whiff of trouble in the Nord Stream pipeline
2 years, 11 months ago

A whiff of trouble in the Nord Stream pipeline

The Hindu  

It would be considered an ordinary gas pipeline were it not for the controversial nature of the project. Some political commentators share the view that Russia is trying to use Nord Stream 2 as a political weapon to put pressure on European security and ‘undermine the democratic resilience of European institutions’. Mounting complexities The construction of Nord Stream 2 began …

Putin: Nord Stream 2 could help lower Europe’s high energy prices
2 years, 11 months ago

Putin: Nord Stream 2 could help lower Europe’s high energy prices

Al Jazeera  

The $11bn Nord Stream 2 pipeline is currently awaiting approval from Germany and the European Union. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that a new pipeline to Germany has been filled with natural gas, noting that it could help quickly reduce soaring European energy prices. The $11bn Nord Stream 2 pipeline is currently awaiting approval from Germany and the European …

Russian pipeline faces big hurdles amid Ukraine tensions
3 years ago

Russian pipeline faces big hurdles amid Ukraine tensions

Associated Press  

FRANKFURT, Germany — The pipeline is built and being filled with natural gas. Pressed on whether an invasion would halt the pipeline, deputy German government spokesman Wolfgang Buechner said Nord Stream 2 is “an undertaking of a private business that is largely completed” and that regulatory approval “has no political dimension.” He stressed that military aggression would have “high costs …

Nord Stream 2: Gas prices soar as Germany suspends approval for pipeline
3 years, 1 month ago

Nord Stream 2: Gas prices soar as Germany suspends approval for pipeline

CNN  

London CNN Business — Natural gas prices in Europe soared on Tuesday after Germany confirmed that it has suspended the process of certifying a controversial new Russian pipeline called Nord Stream 2. Risk of ‘rolling blackouts’ UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday that the European Union faced “a choice” between standing with Ukraine or approving Nord Stream 2. Russia …

Russia urges Angela Merkel to activate NordStream 2 pipeline as one of her last acts in power
3 years, 2 months ago

Russia urges Angela Merkel to activate NordStream 2 pipeline as one of her last acts in power

The Telegraph  

Vladimir Putin is putting pressure on Angela Merkel to use her influence to secure clearance for the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline before she steps down as German chancellor. The Kremlin said putting the pipeline into operation would lower rapidly rising gas prices in Europe in a bid to pressure Mrs Merkel to speed up a regulator’s decision. First of …

Russia completes construction of controversial Nord stream 2 pipeline
3 years, 3 months ago

Russia completes construction of controversial Nord stream 2 pipeline

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The controversial Nord Stream 2 …

Nord Stream 2 pipeline ‘dangerous geopolitical weapon’: Ukraine
3 years, 4 months ago

Nord Stream 2 pipeline ‘dangerous geopolitical weapon’: Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy fiercely opposes Russia’s $12bn pipeline under the Baltic Sea which deprives Kyiv of crucial gas transit fees. Kyiv sees the soon-to-be-completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline carrying Russian gas to Europe and bypassing Ukraine as “a dangerous geopolitical weapon”, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. “We view this project exclusively through the prism of security and consider it a dangerous …

US issues Nord Stream 2-related sanctions on Russians
3 years, 4 months ago

US issues Nord Stream 2-related sanctions on Russians

Al Jazeera  

US President Joe Biden’s administration sanctioned a Russian insurer named in the New Nord Stream 2 report presented to the US Congress on Friday. The Biden administration imposed sanctions on two Russian entities over their involvement in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, but is leaving in place a waiver that spared the company overseeing the construction and its top …

Biden administration imposes limited sanctions over Russian gas pipeline
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden administration imposes limited sanctions over Russian gas pipeline

LA Times  

Tugboats get into position on the Russian pipe-laying vessel Fortuna in the port of Wismar, Germany, in January. The Biden administration imposed new sanctions Friday on three Russian ships and companies involved in constructing a controversial gas pipeline from Russia to Europe. The new sanctions target a Russian ship, the Ostap Sheremeta, involved in laying pipe for the project that …

US, Germany seal deal on contentious Russian gas pipeline
3 years, 5 months ago

US, Germany seal deal on contentious Russian gas pipeline

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United States and Germany have announced a deal to allow the completion of a controversial Russian gas pipeline to Europe without the imposition of further U.S. sanctions. “The United States and Germany are united in their determination to hold Russia to account for its aggression and malign activities by imposing costs via sanctions and other tools,” they …

US and Germany vow to unite against Russian ‘aggression’ in deal on Nord Stream 2 pipeline
3 years, 5 months ago

US and Germany vow to unite against Russian ‘aggression’ in deal on Nord Stream 2 pipeline

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration has reached a deal with Germany’s government …

Biden greenlighting Nord Stream 2 pipeline is 'pathetic attempt to appease Putin,' Republicans say
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden greenlighting Nord Stream 2 pipeline is 'pathetic attempt to appease Putin,' Republicans say

Daily Mail  

The Biden administration is expected to drop the US's years-long opposition to a new natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany as early as today, earning swift backlash from top Republicans. Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton said on Fox News that the decision is a 'terrible mistake' that would harm both Ukraine and jobs in the US Former State Secretary …

US, Germany reach deal on controversial Russian gas pipeline
3 years, 5 months ago

US, Germany reach deal on controversial Russian gas pipeline

Al Jazeera  

Washington and Berlin have committed to imposing sanctions on Russia and German companies should Moscow use the pipeline as a political weapon, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland told Congress. The United States and Germany have reached a deal that will allow the completion of a controversial Russian gas pipeline to Europe without the imposition of further …

US, Germany near deal on Russia pipeline, upsetting Ukraine
3 years, 5 months ago

US, Germany near deal on Russia pipeline, upsetting Ukraine

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has reached a preliminary agreement with Germany over a controversial Russia-to-Europe gas pipeline that is vehemently opposed by Ukraine and Poland as well as both Republicans and Democrats in Congress. Congressional aides briefed on the outlines of the deal said it would allow the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline without either Germany or …

Why Nord Stream 2 is the world’s most controversial energy project
3 years, 5 months ago

Why Nord Stream 2 is the world’s most controversial energy project

The Economist  

Editor’s note : This article has been updated since it was first published. Yet the €9.5bn Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will double the natural-gas carrying capacity from Russia to Germany when it is completed this year, is as controversial as energy projects come. Germany vigorously supports it, a point Angela Merkel, the chancellor, is sure to make in her …

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