needs, this could be a problem. this is worse, a tweet from dmitry medvedev, he took to twitter following this announcement saying german chancellor olaf scholz issued your threat. welcome to the brave new world where europeans are going to pay 2 euros for one cubic meter of natural gas. that would be over doubling the current price. why? this pipeline doesn't exist. actually, there's enough in the existing pipelines in russia to massively increase. this is all to do with energy security. that's what the eu president had to say. there's a benefit to this which is weaning europe's reliance on gas. >> and the crucial part for nord stream 2 is will it contribute to a better security of energy supply or will it be a risk for