Nord Stream 2: Trump approves sanctions on Russia gas pipeline
Media playback is unsupported on your devicePresident Donald Trump has signed a law that will impose sanctions on any firm that helps Russia's state-owned gas company, Gazprom, finish a pipeline into the European Union.
The Trump administration fears the pipeline will tighten Russia's grip over Europe's energy supply and reduce its own share of the lucrative European market for American liquefied natural gas.President Trump has said the 1,225km pipeline, owned by Russia's Gazprom, could turn Germany into a"hostage of Russia".
German foreign minister Heiko Maas struck a more combative tone, saying the sanctions amounted to"interference in autonomous decisions taken in Europe". Russia currently supplies about 40% of the EU's gas supplies - just ahead of Norway, which is not in the EU but takes part in its single market. The new pipeline will increase the amount of gas going under the Baltic to 55 billion cubic metres per year.they even threatened to derail the project entirelyThe bloc eventually agreed to strengthen regulations against Nord Stream 2, rather than stop it completely, and to bring it under European control.
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