SOCHI, Russia — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said Friday that gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine may continue even after the launch of a new prospective Germany-bound pipeline under the Baltic Sea.
The question of whether Ukraine would be frozen out of future Russian gas deliveries is seen as one of the main stumbling blocks for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project through the Baltic Sea. Several European countries object to the plan, including Ukraine, and the United States has warned that it could endanger Europe’s energy security.
Speaking after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Russian city of Sochi, …read more
Source: National Newswatch
