The West has no evidence of Russia’s involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream-1 and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines, The Washington Post (WP) reports citing its sources. “There is no evidence at this point that Russia was behind the sabotage,” an unnamed European official told the WP. This assessment coincides with the position of
The Russian energy company Gazprom has decided to use the capacity of the onshore part of the Nord Stream 2 for gas supply to the North-West of Russia, as reported in the official Telegram channel of the company. As RIA Novosti reminds, the Nord Stream 2 stretches from the coast of Russia through the Baltic
The German government stops the certification of the Nord Stream 2 projects after Russia recognizes the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR). This was stated on Tuesday, February 22, by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. “The situation today is radically different, and therefore, in the light of recent developments, we must re-evaluate it, however,
The issue of Nord Stream 2 has also a geostrategic side, so for the German regulator to give it a positive conclusion, it must fully comply with European law, as stated by German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, on Monday, January 17, in Kiev, Ukraine. “We have written in the coalition agreement that European law applies
The issues of Nord Stream 2, which is “an economic project,” and the situation around Ukraine should not be confused, according to the German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht in the interview with the RBB German radio station. “We do not need to involve this [the topic of Nord Stream 2 – approx.] into this conflict,”
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline running from Russia to northeastern Germany along the bottom of the Baltic Sea was completed and made ready for operation in the autumn of the previous year but still does not operate. Ukraine flames up the situation and pushes Germany to prevent the start of the gas pipeline. According
Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Nord Stream-2 is fully ready for commissioning. Prior to that, Miller said that the second line of the pipeline was filled with gas. “Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich, the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline is ready to work,” Miller said. The operator Nord Stream 2 AG clarified that
A top Ukrainian energy executive has claimed that Kiev has a plan to obstruct the launch of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will bring gas from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea. The Chairman of the Board of state-owned energy firm Naftogaz, Yuri Vitrenko, wrote on Facebook that “we have a plan for
The launch of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is being postponed due to German bureaucracy, as the Federal Network Agency of Germany has suspended the certification of the project. As it turns out, gas quotes in Europe soared by almost 17 per cent in a day and for the first time since mid-October broke
