The project has seen strong opposition from the European Commission as increasing EU'.s dependence on Russian gas and undermining Ukrainian transit.
Read More »Germany will not Abandon Energy Projects with Russia because of the US Position
In early July. US President Donald Trump announced that the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline would make Germany ``hostage`` to Russia.
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Both leaders raised concerns about Syria and the plight of the many refugees created by the seven-year-old war there.
Read More »US Could Introduce Sanctions Against Nord Stream 2 Operators
The gas pipeline project is currently on the agenda of the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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At last month’s NATO summit in Brussels. President Trump caused a stir by claiming Germany was a ``captive of Russia.``
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Critics say that the natural-gas pipeline will strengthen Russia’s hand in Europe and isolate Ukraine.
Read More »Putin: Nord Stream 2 will not Influence Ukraine
Russia'.s leading energy enterprise Gazprom and its partners intend to start implementing the Nord Stream-2 project worth almost 10 billion euros in April 2018.
Read More »Putin to Trump: Russia will Continue Gas Transit through Ukraine
The American president said that the US will compete with Russia in the European gas market.
Read More »Russia and Ukraine in Talks to Minimize `Gas Wars`
Kiev fears the loss of revenue from transit taxes. on top of being bypassed politically as well as physically by new gas pipes.
Read More »Trump: Germany is Russia`s Captive
The EU has suffered considerable economic losses due to the US-led push to block trade with Russia since 2014.
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