Category: Nord Stream 2

Cruz, Other Lawmakers Push Back Against Biden Admin’s Nord Stream 2 Report

The Biden administration’s silence on adding new sanctions on Russia over its Nord Stream 2 project has generated pushback from lawmakers who argue the project is a “gift” to the Kremlin, with devastating implications for U.S. national security and for the energy security of its European allies. A congressionally mandated report on the pipeline released by the…


Biden Administration Suggests No New Sanctions For Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Project

A Biden administration official suggested Friday that the United States wasn’t planning to sanction Russia over Nord Stream 2, drawing pushback from legislators. Nord Stream 2 is a project aimed at connecting Russia and Germany through offshore natural gas pipelines. Russia would then be able to better provide natural gas to European nations. “The Nord…


Germany Approves Resuming Russia Gas Pipeline Work

BERLIN—German authorities gave permission Friday for work to resume on a subsea pipeline bringing natural gas from Russia that’s been the target of U.S. sanctions threats. The decision by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency can be appealed, meaning there could be another halt to the construction on the Nord Stream 2 project, which has…


Russia’s Ex-President Sees Gas Prices More Than Doubling After Nord Stream 2 Freeze

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday that he expects Europeans will soon face a mammoth rise in natural gas prices after Germany announced a freeze on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline over Moscow’s provocative moves in eastern Ukraine. Medvedev, who served a term as Russia’s president and is now deputy chairman of the Security Council,…