The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is ready for operation. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“We and our partners, by the way, European companies, five European companies, have fulfilled the task of creating this additional route. Nord Stream 2 is ready to go, “RIA Novosti quotes him.
According to Putin, now it is up to the European regulators to make a decision on the launch of Nord Stream 2.
In turn, the head of Gazprom, Alexei Miller, noted that the filling of the second string of the Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream-2, the launch of which the United States is trying to stop, has been fully completed.
At that time, the fate of SP-2 itself was under pressure both because of the hypothetical military conflict with Ukraine, which was discussed for the second month in a row, and because of the threat of additional sanctions that US senators are trying to impose.
On November 16, the Federal Grid Agency of Germany announced the temporary suspension of certification of the Nord Stream 2 AG gas pipeline operator.
Subsequently, the uncertainty with the certification and launch of SP-2, together with the shortage of gas in the EU underground storage facilities, has become a factor driving up natural gas prices during the heating season of 2021-22.
In turn, the Vice-Chancellor of Germany, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection of the country Robert Habek believes that the Nord Stream-2 project was Germany’s geopolitical mistake. According to him, all European countries, except Germany and Austria, were always against him.
The minister added that in the event of an aggravation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, there is a possibility that Nord Stream 2 will never be launched.
Source: Rosbalt
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