Welding the last Nord Stream 2 pipe in the Baltic SeaBERLIN, Jan 18The head of the Bundestag Foreign Policy Committee, Social Democrat Michael Roth, said that Germany would not be able to return to normal business with the Russian Federation in the event of an escalation of the situation in Ukraine, the EU should consider various response options, including those related to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline «. It should be clear to all parties that in the event of a further military escalation against Ukraine, we cannot simply return to business as usual,» Roth quoted Politico as saying. According to the head of the committee, the EU should «put on the table» all response options , including with regard to Nord Stream 2. Roth emphasized that such issues concern not only Germany and should be discussed within the EU. />German elites are preparing to sacrifice their country to the AtlanticistsRussia has repeatedly rejected accusations of the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», saying that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. At the same time, Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» sides of Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. The gas pipeline with a capacity of 55 billion cubic meters per year has already been stretched along the bottom of the Baltic Sea to Germany, but its certification has been suspended by the German authorities due to the fact that the regulator considered it necessary for Nord Sream 2 AG create a subsidiary in Germany and submit a new application for certification as an operator already on its behalf — this is necessary under European law. 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. According to the German media, this process may take several months. The Russian Federation has repeatedly stated that Nord Stream 2, which the United States and Ukraine actively oppose, is commercial, beneficial to Europe and urged to stop mentioning it in the context of any politicization.
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