pipeline. the project will double russian gas exports to germany. there have been concerns over moscow using the energy is leveraged to exert political control in europe. as part of the deal, germany has committed to take steps including sanctions to prevent that from happening. ways the us involved in whether a gas pipeline in europe goes ahead? david willis explains. in actualfact, ben, the last three american administrations have all expressed their dislike of the nord stream 2 gas pipeline. they believed it potentially gives russia too much leverage, too much control over european energy supplies for the simple reason that it will take gas directly from russia to germany, bypassing ukraine and poland. well, now, in an act of pragmatism, i think you could say, president biden has said that he is willing to waive sanctions that have been imposed on the people, on the german company constructing this pipeline, because it s virtually built. 98% of it has already been constructed, the b
needed more as chinese scientists admit these once in a millennia rains could become more frequent as global warming makes for more dangerous weather. robin brant, bbc news, zhengzhou in eastern china. staying with this story, let s see some new pictures that have just come in from zhengzhou, where the flooding has left vehicles stacked on top of one another at the entrance to a road tunnel. this is after major roads, rivers and cars were swept along by the strong current. the united states has reached a deal with germany to allow completion of the controversial $11 billion nord stream 2 gas
actual actions that are taken by the united states versus that discussion or that rhetoric. specifically with regard to ukraine, eastern europe, i think the united states needs to stand tall. instead what the president and his administration has done, the biden administration allowed for the nord stream 2 gas pipeline to move forward by providing a waiver for the sanctions in place. it s a big mistake. i spoke to the ukraine and the president. we heard from other countries about allowing this pipeline to go to the europeans. it makes europe far more dependent on russian gas. that s not good. we hope it s not strong rhetoric but strong actions. same with regard to ukraine, georgia and others that we ought to allow into nato. they turned to us, turned to
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Nord Stream 2 pipe laying is pictured from aboard the Audacia close to Ruegen Island in the Baltic Sea, Germany, November 13, 2018. Reuters pic
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BERLIN, Jan 19 ― A Russian ship tasked with laying pipes to complete construction of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will be placed under sanctions by the US, German officials said yesterday.
“This is the announcement of a sanction of a Russian ship. We take note of the announcement with regret,” a ministry spokesman told AFP, confirming a report in the Handelsblatt newspaper that Washington would make the decision official today.