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Russia warns of Nord Stream 2 delay

2021-12-28T06:33:23.640Z


Russia warns of Nord Stream 2 delay Created: 12/28/2021 Updated: 12/28/2021, 7:18 AM Pig station, pipe systems and shut-off devices in the gas landing station of Nord Stream 2. © Jens Büttner / dpa Will Nord Stream 2 deliver Russian gas to Europe in the coming year, or will the controversial pipeline still go wild after all? The answer is still completely open. Berlin - Russia urges a swift de


Russia warns of Nord Stream 2 delay

Created: 12/28/2021 Updated: 12/28/2021, 7:18 AM

Pig station, pipe systems and shut-off devices in the gas landing station of Nord Stream 2. © Jens Büttner / dpa

Will Nord Stream 2 deliver Russian gas to Europe in the coming year, or will the controversial pipeline still go wild after all?

The answer is still completely open.

Berlin - Russia urges a swift decision to start the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

"Nobody needs an artificial delay in the commissioning of the pipeline," said the Russian ambassador to Germany, Sergei Netschajew, the German press agency. Russia is ready to immediately deliver gas to Germany through the two pipes under the Baltic Sea. He expects the new federal government made up of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP to deal with the project “pragmatically and for the benefit of the consumer”.

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock confirmed in a dpa interview that Nord Stream 2 is more than a purely private-sector project for her.

"The last few years have made it clear, with a view to the different perceptions in Europe, which geostrategic role Nord Stream 2 plays," said the Green politician.

Therefore, the old federal government of the Union and the SPD have already acknowledged that this pipeline also raises security issues.

CSU regional group leader Alexander Dobrindt campaigned for the pipeline to be put into operation as soon as legal hurdles have been removed.

"The constant questioning of Nord Stream 2 is a fundamentally wrong way," he told the dpa.

The two controversial gas pipes between Russia and Germany are finished, but the operating license from the Federal Network Agency is still missing.

Its President Jochen Homann recently said that there will be no decisions on this in the first half of the year.

After the authority's decision, a review by the EU Commission is pending.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has described the procedure as “completely apolitical” and the pipeline as a “private-sector project”.

With regard to the approval process, Baerbock sees no difference with Scholz: “The legal review is currently with the Federal Network Agency.

Olaf Scholz and I used different words to describe this situation. "

The Foreign Minister also referred to an agreement between the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the USA on Nord Stream 2. “The old federal government and the US government made it clear that energy should not be used as a weapon and that this would have significant consequences.

And that also applies. "

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The US rejects the pipeline because they fear that Europe will be too dependent on Russian energy supplies.

The Greens also have fundamental concerns about the project.

The Russian Ambassador Nechayev is calm: "I hear from the new federal government that it is a private-sector project that should not be linked to politics," he said, referring to the Chancellor's statements.

When asked whether Russia would take Scholz at his word, the ambassador replied: “We do not take anyone at their word.

But we take note.

We very much hope that we will finish the project.

Everyone would benefit from this. ”Dpa

Source: merkur

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