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German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to soothe fears over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and reaffirmed support for Ukraine’s role as a gas transit country. In particular, this was discussed during a joint press conference between Merkel and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Reuters reports. “I made clear that …

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will be finished soon as Interfax reported citing Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “It will be finished in a few days; it will start to work,” Lavrov said. The end of the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the waters of …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that Russia is ready to continue transporting gas through Ukraine after 2024. However, the Russian authorities need to understand how long the transit will be extended and in what volumes. Putin said this during a press conference. “We are ready to transit gas through …

Germany is projected to record greenhouse gas emissions this year since 1990 as the economy recovers from a downturn, according to a report by the environmental think tank. Berlin-based Agora Energiewende said the country’s emissions are likely to rise by the equivalent of 47 million tons of carbon dioxide. This …

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Head Bob Menendez and lawmakers from the UK, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, Czechia and Estonia have signed the statement criticizing the American-Germany agreement on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as Voice of America reported. “We consider the Nord Stream 2 to be a geopolitical …

Nord Stream 2 should complement, not completely replace, gas transit through Ukraine, as another scenario will cause tensions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after meeting with US leader Joe Biden in Washington on July, 15. “For me, Nord Stream 2 is an additional project, not a project instead of gas …

The United States and Germany want to compensate Ukraine for losses after the launch of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Bloomberg reports citing sources. The agreement, which some officials hope to have ready for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Washington next month, could see the countries commit to bolstering …