Zelensky opposed the construction of "Nord stream - 2"
Opposition to the construction of the pipeline "Nord stream - 2" extremely important for Kiev, said the head of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
Opposition to the construction of the pipeline "Nord stream - 2" extremely important for Kiev, said the head of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
The message the President made at a press conference with President of Poland Andrzej Duda after their meeting in Brussels. The live broadcast was conducted on Newsone channel in YouTube.
in addition, he was named one of the main areas of cooperation with the European countries maintaining the strategic role of the Ukrainian gas transportation system.
during the project envisages laying of 2 pipelines across the Baltic sea from the Russian coast to Germany. The pipeline capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year will pass through the territorial sea or the exclusive economic zone of Finland, Sweden and Denmark, which until has not given permission for the construction.
in the European Union "Nord stream - 2" support Germany, Austria and Norway. Supporters of the project has expressed interest in a reliable uninterrupted supply of gas.
Act against Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine, not wanting to lose income from transit of Russian gas to the continent.
US creating obstacles in the " Nord stream - 2 ", As supposed to supply the European Union's own liquefied natural gas.
The Russian leadership has emphasized many times that the gas pipeline project is only economic in nature, and undertaken in the interests of the countries - exporters and importers of natural gas.
As was stated press Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov said in an interview to RT at the end of may, "Nord stream - 2" will be an important contribution to strengthening Europe's energy security, but also make palpable rivalry of American manufacturers and suppliers of this type of fuel.
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