"There is no love for Ukraine": the former German Chancellor reacted strongly to the United States via "North Stream 2"

He stated this in an interview with the German newspaper Die Welt.

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The German politician believes that "that Washington wants to supply the" Germany in gas itself

They do not do it for the sake of Ukraine, but because they want themselves to supply gas to Germany – the liquefied gas is of less good quality and more expensive than the one supplying the pipeline
– he said

Schroeder points out that Berlin should not allow the United States to determine who can trade with and with whom – no [19659004] "Iran, China, Russia – if it goes further, we will have no economic relationship with anyone. It is unacceptable for a country dependent on Germany to export. All respect and friendship compels Americans to say that, "said the politician.

The former Chancellor pointed out that he had no anti-US loans, but he said foreign policy efforts were aimed at to acquire a relative independence vis-à-vis the United States and to preserve it.

Moreover, Gerhard Schroeder is the chairman of the board of directors of the Russian company PJSC "NC" Rosneft "since the 29 September 2017. [19659010] By the way, the US highlights its position on North Stream 2. US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell has urged the German government to stop supporting the construction of the North Stream 2 The pipeline will allow the Kremlin to receive huge sums They will target the aggression and destabilize In addition, on December 19, the US Senate presented a draft resolution asking President Donald Trump to resist to the aggression of the Russian Federation at sea and to oppose the construction of the pipeline North Stream 2.

What is the North Stream 2? This is a main gas pipeline project connecting Russia to Germany, which wants to cross the Baltic Sea bypassing Ukraine. Germany, Finland and Sweden have issued all permits necessary for the construction and operation of the North Stream 2 pipeline. Poland, the Baltic States, Ukraine, Moldova, Slovakia, the United States and Denmark opposed the construction of the gas pipeline. The emergence of this pipeline will increase the EU's dependence on Russia's Gazprom, which already supplies about one third of its gas to the EU. After the launch of North Stream-2, Ukraine will lose not only the revenue of blue fuel transit, but also the lever of geopolitical influence.