The United States is preparing sanctions. Another threat to the North Stream

The US Congress introduced a bill on sanctions against the Russian gas pipeline in Germany. The document says it threatens Europe and Ukraine.

The bill aims to increase the energy security of NATO countries in Europe and to avoid "political manipulation" on the part of Russia. Correspondent.net tells the details.

Law on Anti-Russian Penalties

Document on the imposition of sanctions against Russian export pipelines, including of North Stream-2 was drafted and submitted in Congress by Republicans John Barrasso and Corey Gardner, co-author.

Among the objectives of the "Law on Energy Cooperation with Allies in Europe" is the reduction of the dependence of US allies and partners on Russian energy resources; punishing the Russian government for its use as a geopolitical weapon; Allied support for the supply of US energy resources.

The bill is also directed specifically against the North Stream-2 gas pipeline, because it has a "harmful effect" on Europe's energy security, the # 39, economy of Ukraine and other countries of Central Europe.

The first part of the paper proposes the creation of a transatlantic energy strategy, the essence of which is that NATO countries buy energy in the United States. It is also proposed to amend the natural gas law by allowing the export of gas from the United States without a license to NATO countries.

The second part proposes to impose penalties against individuals or companies that invest, provide services or sell goods for the construction of Russian export pipelines worth more than one million dollars. dollars once or more than five million during the year.

The bill provides for the introduction of five restrictive measures, including the blocking of all US banking transactions, assets in a country, prohibition of US investors to invest in debt securities and the actions of the offender. -managers.

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Trump vs. North Stream-2

Trump's position relative to North Stream-2 has always been negative. Last week at the NATO summit, the US president called on the Alliance to "do something" with the Russian gas pipeline under construction.

At breakfast with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Trump said that Germany was a hostage to Russia.

"And it is very sad that she spends billions on the purchase of Russian oil and gas, while the United States spends billions to protect it from Russia," said the American president.

After the NATO summit in Brussels and his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Trump wrote on Twitter that billions of dollars of gas pipelines from Russia to European member countries of NATO are unacceptable .

"Billions of additional dollars spent NATO countries on my last visit to my request, but that is not enough, and the United States is spending a lot." The borders of Europe have been destroyed! "

The American president was referring to the Russian project North Streak-2 which is being built in Germany bypassing Ukraine.

" What is the profit of NATO if Germany pays to Russia billions of dollars for gas and energy? "Why only five of the 29 countries have fulfilled their obligations: the US is defeating the United States. Europe and lose billions of percent of GDP immediately, but not before 2025, "writes Trump in a different message

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But at a press conference with Putin in Helsinki, he noted that "it is the decision of Germany."

Trump emphasized the fact that the United States intends to promote their LNG on the European market and there to compete with Russian gas.

Denmark helps Ukraine

Denmark's refusal to issue a pipe North Potaka-2 across its territorial waters is now the only hurdle at the beginning of the construction of a gas pipeline.

The authorization of a new gas pipeline to cross their waters has already been granted by Germany, Russia, Finland and Sweden.

Danish Prime Minister Lars Lecce Rasmussen passed a law authorizing the official veto and banning the construction of a North Stream 2 gas pipeline across its territorial waters.

Since North Stream-2 whose launch will allow Ukraine to achieve one billionth profit, the Ukrainian government is also in trouble.

At the end of May Naftogaz instituted proceedings for the attribution of $ 2.6 billion to Gazprom for a fine granted to a Ukrainian society by the Stockholm Arbitration at the end of winter 2018.