German Chancellor Angela Merkel commented on the plans of the US capital to Impose punishment Against the " Nord stream - 2 ".
The us Senate yesterday blessed defense budget of $ 738 billion, implying a punishment Against the " Nord stream - 2 ", as well as military assistance to Ukraine. The document must go to Donald Trump, who said About the readiness to sign it.
Berlin, for its part, believes that "Nord stream - 2" have an opportunity to build for the month, which will give the opportunity to defend against the injunction of the United States.
"Nord stream - 2" involves the construction of 2 pipelines off the coast of Russia through the Baltic sea to Germany. It will pass through the territorial or exclusive economic zones of Finland, Sweden and Denmark. To enter the pipeline in use is expected in 2020.
Against the "Nord stream - 2" is Ukraine, which fears to lose the income from the transit of gas from Russia and Poland, Latvia and Lithuania consider political project. The construction also criticized the United States, which are actively promoted in the European Union's own liquefied natural gas.
Support for the construction of the pipeline many times spoke of the power of Germany and Austria: they insisted that the project will strengthen European energy security, and noted the reliability of Russia As a supplier.
in the capital of Russia many times stated that the "Nord stream - 2" - brand commercial and competitive project. As noted by Vladimir Putin, the construction of the pipeline does not involve the termination of transit of gas from Russia through Ukraine.
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