Construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipelineMOSCOW, 15 Jan. Readers of the Polish portal Interia appreciated the decision of the US Senate not to impose sanctions against Nord Stream 2, expressing doubts that Ukraine would benefit from stopping the project. The day before, the upper house of Congress rejected a bill on sanctions against the Russian project proposed by the Republican Ted Cruz. The initiative won 55 votes out of the required 60 — 43 senators voted against. The project was also not supported by the White House due to fears that it would «undermine the unity of European allies».The German Defense Ministry divided the Ukrainian issue and Nord Stream 2 «Does the launch of Nord Stream 2 force anyone to buy gas flowing through this pipe? If he did, then the» claims «could be considered partly justified «But no. Sanctions are sheer stupidity. Ukraine's position looks the funniest of all. Why are our «brothers with a trident» sure that if Nord Stream 2 is blocked, the gas will go through Ukraine? It won't go!» — the user mefis58 wrote. will support: suppliers, that is, Russia, or buyers, that is, Poland? asked jednak. «Russia does not force anyone to buy its gas. You can buy it from the Americans, Norwegians or Qataris, it is enough to outbid the price paid by China and Japan (about 1.2 thousand dollars per thousand cubic meters)», czyż nie noted «Now we have clearly seen who elected the president to the Americans, and who actually controls America. Can the United States be trusted? I doubt it very much,» Pepe was worried. cubic meters per year from the coast of Russia across the Baltic Sea to Germany. To put the facility into operation, it is necessary to complete the certification procedure for Nord Stream 2 AG as an operator. In accordance with European legislation, it must create a German «daughter» and submit an application on its behalf. The German Federal Network Agency will then make a decision, on which the European Commission will express its opinion. According to the media, this may take several months. The process has been suspended under pressure from the United States, which wants to use Nord Stream 2 as a lever of pressure on Russia in the aggravated situation around Ukraine. Moscow urges not to politicize the project, emphasizing that it is purely economic in nature. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier called the proposal of US senators to introduce new sanctions against Russia a nervous breakdown. As Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted, Russia views the bills on new sanctions against Moscow as a continuation of Washington's destructive line. uploads/2022/01/425aeb07ef8ca7d925f4f15872bdbce5.jpg» /> Poland acknowledges losses from «capricious» fight against Russian gas
