Gas Distribution Center MOSCOW, 10 Jan. Germany must «finally» abandon the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Ukrainian Ambassador to Berlin Andriy Melnik made such a demand in an interview with the Funke media group. The diplomat said that the West must introduce «tough preventive» measures against Russia to prevent an aggravation of the situation in Ukraine. «The final abandonment of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline should be part of this catalog (measures — editor's note),» he said. In Ukraine, Europe was accused of «blows in the gut» from «Gazprom» In addition, Melnik demanded that the German authorities abandon the «absolutely reprehensible» veto on the supply of arms to Kiev. «Only an immediate increase in the supply of defensive weapons to Ukraine to increase its defense capability would be a real» change in the rules of the game, «he added. At the same time, the ambassador once again declared the FRG's» responsibility «to Ukraine. “Germany bears the same historical responsibility to Ukraine as to Israel,” the diplomat said, calling on Berlin to “work more actively” on the country's early accession to the European Union and NATO. Recently, the Kiev authorities and the West are increasingly accusing Russia of that she is allegedly preparing an «invasion» of Ukraine. The Kremlin has repeatedly denied these accusations, emphasizing that they are not hatching any aggressive plans and are not going to attack anyone, and the movement of troops through Russian territory should not bother anyone. Currently, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is undergoing approval by the federal regulator. network agency in Germany. This process was suspended due to the fact that the regulator considered it necessary for Nord Sream 2 AG to create a subsidiary enterprise in Germany and submit a new application for certification as an operator already on its behalf — this is necessary according to European legislation. After this application is submitted and accepted, the regulator will resume the process, make its decision, on which the European Commission will then express its opinion. Russia has repeatedly noted that Nord Stream 2, which is actively opposed by the United States and Ukraine, is a commercial project that is beneficial to Europe, and urged to stop mentioning it in the context of any politicization. Melnik has repeatedly made dubious statements. For example, he stated that Berlin should help Kiev regain control of Crimea — in his words, this is Germany's moral duty arising from «eternal historical responsibility to Ukraine for Nazi tyranny.»
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