Commissioning of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline equipment at the onshore section in Russia. File photoBERLIN, Sep 2The parliamentary group of the FDP demands the dismantling of Nord Stream 2, this is stated in the document adopted at the retreat in Bremen, which was obtained by the German news agency dpa. «As free democrats, we demand the dismantling of Nord Stream 2, as well as development of the concept of legal, technical and environmental guarantees as soon as possible,” the agency quotes from the document. As the agency notes, the liberals want to stop all purchases of raw materials and energy from Russia and Belarus as soon as possible, as far as their own economic capabilities allow. Stream» from the very beginning were a geopolitical project of the Kremlin, the purpose of which was to isolate Ukraine. That is why, in particular, the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline caused significant discontent and led to the diplomatic isolation of Germany,» the FDP representatives note in the resolution to the document. Nord Stream — the main route for gas supplies from Russia to Europe — from the middle Since June, it has been operating with restrictions, and since the end of July, it has been operating at only 20% of its nearly 170 million cubic meters of throughput capacity per day. The Russian side has repeatedly emphasized that the limitation of deliveries is due solely to sanctions, which caused problems with the maintenance and repair of Siemens gas pumping units. Currently, only one turbine provides the operation of the highway.Scholz rejected the possibility of stopping Russian gas imports from Nord Stream 2, a gas pipeline with a capacity of 55 billion cubic meters per year from the Russian coast through the Baltic Sea to Germany. It was implemented by Nord Stream 2 AG with its sole shareholder, Gazprom. The construction of the gas pipeline lasted three years and was completed in 2021, however, in response to the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, Western countries imposed a series of sanctions, and Germany, in particular, stopped the certification of Nord Stream 2, which was already ready for operation. In Germany, they said that the project was actually frozen. The EU seeks to diversify energy imports and reduce dependence on the Russian Federation. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov has repeatedly said that Russia has never used gas supplies to punish anyone, but sells fuel solely in its own interests, to increase the welfare of Russians and on a commercial basis
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