The proposed Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline , which will run alongside the existing Nord Stream pipeline under the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe, would directly connect Russia and Germany by bypassing several other European countries.
This pipeline would only make Europe more dependent on Russian gas and more vulnerable to Moscow’s energy blackmail. The Trump administration should pressure Germany to not go ahead with the deal.
The project, led by Germany and Russia, has shown the deftness of Berlin toward its neighbors.
First, the project is to be funded through a joint venture between Gazprom, a Russian energy oligopoly, and five …read more
Source: The Daily Signal
