Connection of pipes during surface overflow of Nord Stream 2 running from the coast of Germany and from Danish waters. File photoMOSCOW, February 23Berlin’s refusal from Nord Stream 2 will turn Germany and all of Europe into a US colony, Elena Panina, director of the RUSSTRAT Institute, told RIA Novosti. The reaction to Russia’s recognition of the LPR and DPR is quite expected, the expert noted, while it became an obvious manifestation of the infantilism of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and his immaturity as a politician.The Bundestag called Scholz's decision on Nord Stream 2 «hypocrisy» However, if Zelensky's actions did not bring any new features to his image and were predictable, then the steps taken by European leaders significantly changed our perceptions of them. could talk about principled but adequate opponents, today we see politicians who completely destroy the economic sovereignty of Europe, turn it into a colony of the United States,» Panina said. Chancellor Scholz's decision to freeze the certification of Nord Stream 2 will lead to this, I'm sure expert. “Against the backdrop of skyrocketing gas prices, this looks like a real blow to the pocket of the Germans. After all, according to economists, an increase in gas exports by only 20 percent would lead to a two-fold decrease in gas prices in Germany. Now Germany, and the whole of Europe, are practically turning into a colonial market for American LNG,» she stressed. «In fact, the economic robbery of Europe, and, above all, Germany, by the United States begins, disguised by anti-Russian sanctions. This scenario, long discussed by experts, will obviously give the American economy new opportunities, in fact, a «second wind» against the backdrop of economic difficulties experienced by the states and unusually high inflation for Americans. But the Europeans, in fact, will be turned into serfs, forced to serve the American hegemon, «she concluded.
German Foreign Ministry: Nord Stream 2 is frozen German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that he had instructed the country's Ministry of Economy to take a «necessary administrative step» in order to now cancel the certification of Nord Stream 2. We are talking about the withdrawal of a document from the ministry, on the basis of which the Federal Network Agency carried out the certification of the gas pipeline operator. The situation in Donbass has escalated in recent days, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics have announced a lot of shelling by Ukrainian security forces. The leadership of the DPR and LPR announced the temporary evacuation of citizens to the Rostov region in connection with the threat of Ukraine's invasion. First of all, the evacuation concerns women, children and the elderly. The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky may soon order the military to go on the offensive, to implement a plan to invade the DPR and LPR. On February 19, the leaders of the DPR and LPR signed decrees on general mobilization, and then turned to Russia with a request to recognize the independence of the republics. Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the citizens of the Russian Federation on Monday after the meeting of the Security Council and said that he considers it necessary to immediately recognize the sovereignty of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics . He noted that the world prefers not to notice the horror and genocide in the Donbass, not a single day goes by without shelling, the killings of civilians and the blockade do not stop. As the President stated, in case of further bloodshed in the Donbass, the entire responsibility will be on the Kiev regime. Immediately after the appeal, the president in the Kremlin signed decrees recognizing the LPR and the DPR. In his decrees, Putin instructed to ensure the maintenance of peace in the DPR and LPR by the armed forces of the Russian Federation. : Daria Buimova
