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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov named US’ policies against Iran and reliance of EU countries on the US as the main causes for low chance of JCPOA survival.

The Nord Stream 2 pipeline was initially slated for completion in early 2020 with a view to being operational in mid-2020.

Iran and the remaining parties launched talks to save the JCPOA after the US withdrawal.

Europe is Russia'.s main customer for natural gas and critics fear the pipeline.

The construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline will be completed despite the threat of US sanctions because European nations have a clear economic interest in the project. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

Russia'.s Permanent Representative to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov said it should be admitted that everything the Iranians have done so far (to scale down their commitments to JCPOA) is reversible.

The EU Commission and the German government have condemned the United States for imposing sanctions on companies working on a major project to supply Western Europe with Russian gas.

Environmental thinktank Sandbag claims biomass does not allow near-immediate carbon and cost reductions.

The German parliament on Friday formally approved a wide-ranging package of climate policy reforms. in a relief to Chancellor Angela Merkel'.s government as it faces growing pressure to take environmental action.

The US opposes Nord Stream II because it says it increases European dependence on Russian energy.