Gas pipeline “Northern Stream-2” (SP-2) plays a large geostrategic role, it cannot be considered a private commercial project. This was told by the FGG Foreign Minister Annala Berbok in an interview with DPA.
The minister identified his disagreement with the position of the new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who believes that the certification process “Northern Flow-2” should not have a political subtext, and the new gas pipeline is a joint commercial project. “For the past few years, even given the different perception of [Project] in Europe, they clearly showed what geostrategic role is played by” Northern Stream-2 “,” said Berbok.
The Foreign Minister recalled the mutual agreements of Berlin and Washington on the Northern Pokhota-2, in which the parties agreed to introduce a new package of economic sanctions in the case of Russian speculation in the energy market. “Another German government together with the US administration gave it clearly to understand that energy resources cannot be used as a weapon and that it would have significant consequences. And it also has the power,” added Berbble.
Earlier in Germany prepared to the interruptions of electricity with an insufficient volume of gas supplies from Russia due to the emergence of the North Stream-2 gas pipeline certification. Otherwise, Germany will not be able to realize the energy transition, which is to refuse to nuclear energy and terminate the production of electricity on the corner.
On December 27, US President Joe Biden signed the country’s defense budget for 2022. The law provides for funds for the containment of Russia, but from new sanctions against the North Stream-2 gas pipeline in the document refused.