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The Nord Stream – 2 project implementation is hardly probable, according to the American diplomat

“American sanctions and a weakening European consensus make contentious construction of the Nord Stream – 2 pipeline is even less possible than ever”, assures the American diplomat John Herbst.

‘Terminal’ writes about it, referring to the American  Interest website materials.

The American diplomat John Herbst in publications on the website has noted that nowadays there is a struggle over the controversial project to transport natural gas directly to Germany, bypassing Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland, it focuses on the issue of obtaining permission from the Governments for laying the pipeline in their territorial waters, as well as from all the European Union. “However, these are not the only obstacles to be overcome in order to start the construction of the Nord Stream – 2 pipeline,”  D. Herbst wrote.

In his view, the Nord Stream – 2 project faces serious opposition in the European Commission, which would like to see the implementation of a joint EU energy policy in accordance with the Third Energy Charter.

The final difficult issue in the implementation of this project is linked to Germany. Concerned German businesses actively support this project. Federal Chancellor Merkel also formally stands in its support. She understands that after the active support of sanctions against Russia she was to offer something to business representatives who support her. However, she demonstrated her inclination to nuances and publicly acknowledged that Nord Stream – 2 is also a geopolitical project that is denied in the strongest terms by its supporters. “The Federal Chancellor is a very influential politician, but she will hardly use all her capabilities to ensure success of this project,” the diplomat said.

Read in the ‘Terminal’, the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko declares that the authorities of the country create a group in the European Union, which should stop the construction of the second line of the Russian gas pipeline bypassing Ukraine Nord Stream – 2, it also  negotiates with Germany on the establishment of an international consortium for the management of the Ukrainian gas transport system (GTS).

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