In Germany, they called the condition for the completion of the Nord Stream 2 project

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The German government links the completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with the preservation of gas transit through Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said at a press conference in Berlin.

“Germany – and the German Chancellor made it clear to President Putin many years ago – connects the completion of the Nord Stream 2 project with the continuation of gas transit in Ukraine. This is the reason why we made efforts to conclude an agreement on gas transit between Ukraine and Russia in 2019. The Chancellor very clearly explained this to President Putin, ”he said, stressing that since then“ nothing has changed ”(quoted by RIA Novosti).

Earlier, Maas called “an encouraging signal” the decision of the US administration to temporarily exclude the Nord Stream 2 construction operator Nord Stream 2 AG from the sanctions package. At the same time, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that he did not attach importance to this step of the Americans, since the decision could be revoked.

Nord Stream 2 is a gas pipeline running from Russia to Germany along the bottom of the Baltic Sea, bypassing the Baltic states and Poland. The gas pipeline’s capacity is estimated at 55 billion cubic meters. meters of gas per year. On June 4, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the completion of the laying of the first string of Nord Stream 2.

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