German politicians have been indignant over the threat of US sanctions against North Stream 2

Spiegel reported

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Channel 24 wrote that Grenell had sent letters to German companies, which threatened the possibility of Washington sanctions through support for the construction of the "North Stream 2" pipeline.

He also added that "if the Ukrainian gas supply by Ukraine becomes superfluous with the launch of the North Stream 2 and the Turkish Stream, Kiev would lose its importance in the field of security policy , which would increase the risk of intervention of Russia ".

In the Bundestag, representatives of the various political forces exploded indignantly. Thus, the deputy head of the faction "Left" Fabio De Mazi says that such actions in Washington would be in contradiction with international law. In his opinion, Grenell had the impression of being "the governor of the" emperor "of the United States.

It is evident that the United States Ambassador had the impression that he was the Viceroy of the Washington Emperor in Germany,
– wrote edition [19659008]. Ralph Shtegner, vice president of the German Social Democratic Party, said on his Twitter page that the Federal Republic of Germany "held the time of the High Commissioners" who ran the country immediately after the end of the Second World War.

"Does Grenell know what time The Supreme Commissioners in Germany have already passed?" – he writes.

Speech of Foreign Policy Issues of the Christian Democratic Union faction and the Christian Social Union, Jurgen Hardt called on the German Federal Government to demonstrate. He believes that the actions of the ambassador are another unacceptable "unilateral tone" in relations between Washington and Berlin.

Recall that the construction of the gas pipeline in the United States has been condemned several times. Thus, the US ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, urged the German government to stop supporting the North Stream-2. The pipeline will allow the Kremlin to receive huge sums which will then be directed towards the aggression and destabilization of the situation.

In addition, on December 19 in the Senate, the United States presented to the Senate a draft resolution asking President Donald Trump to resist the aggression of the Russian Federation at sea and to oppose the construction of the Nord Stream pipeline. -2 ".

What is" Nord 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 for the construction and operation of the North Stream 2 pipeline. Poland, 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 Russian company 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 from the blue fuel transit, but also the leverage. geopolitical influence.