a very long pipeline 200000 steel tubes running 1230 kilometers under the baltic sea the energy megaproject nord stream to is almost complete. russia says the old pipelines that brought its gas to western europe have reached their capacity limit north stream to adds to more lines but it also makes russia far less dependent on the pipelines that cross ukrainian territory and that makes ukraine nervous it needs gas but relations between the 2 countries are better russia's existing gas contracts with ukraine expire at the end of the year and with north stream 2 coming online it's in no hurry to renew them the e.u. has tried to mediate in vain. the time he's flying and given the date. and there must be a clear sense of urgency therefore i appeal to everyone there on the table to be as