The controversial natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 has become a symbol of Germany’s energy policy failures, after Russia weaponised its gas deliveries to Europe in order to stifle European action to support Ukraine. Construction of the pipeline was completed in 2021, but the war – and an act of sabotage which damaged one of the two lines – mean chances of it going into operation are very low, even as efforts to bring peace to Ukraine and the new US administration’s more amicable stance on Russia has revived the debate on the future of the pipeline. Germany and other European Union members decided to wean themselves off Russian fossil fuel supplies. Yet, the pipeline under the Baltic Sea has already been the subject of heated debate since its inception.
War and sabotage make Nord Stream 2 operation very unlikely
Should never have been build. It is crazy how after the illegal annexiation of crimea germany still thought it is a good idea to appease the dictator in the Kreml. The politicians responsible should be at the very least be fined heavily.
Corruption and treason, there is no other explanation for this.
Honestly, I sometimes wonder what the world would look like now without the destructive, downright evil influence the russian state has had on the civilized world.