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Nord Stream 2 approval halted
The federal government is putting the controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline on hold for the time being: the approval process has been stopped in view of the Russian actions in Ukraine, said Chancellor Scholz. Putin is massively violating international law.
The controversial natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 will not go into operation for the time being. In view of the recent moves by Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding Ukraine, the German government has decided to halt the project for the time being. This was announced by Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a press conference.
With a view to the new developments, the situation had to be reassessed, Scholz justified the decision. That is why he asked the Federal Ministry of Economics to take the necessary administrative steps so that the gas pipeline cannot be certified for the time being. The approval process is now being rolled out again - and that "will certainly drag on," said Scholz. "And without this certification, Nord Stream 2 cannot go into operation.
"Nord Stream 2" is being put on hold for the time being
"Putin has no backing for his actions"
On Monday evening, Putin recognized the independence of the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine . The Kremlin chief also ordered Russian soldiers to be sent to eastern Ukraine. This is not planned at the moment, but will happen in the event of a "threat", said Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko. In the past few weeks, Russia had massed around 150,000 soldiers on the border with Ukraine, according to Western sources.
Scholz accused Putin of seriously violating international law and the Minsk Agreement. Putin is breaking with the United Nations Charter and "with all international agreements that the country has entered into over the past 50 years." The integrity and sovereignty of each country and the immovability of borders must be respected, emphasized Scholz. Russia has "no support from the world community" for its actions.
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Scholz announces closely coordinated sanctions
Scholz announced internationally coordinated sanctions for the course of the day. "Now it is up to the international community to respond to these unilateral, incomprehensible and unjustified actions by the Russian President," he said. "Closely aligned, well coordinated and targeted, so that we send a clear signal to Moscow that such actions do not go unnoticed." Scholz emphasized that there were "further sanctions that we can take if further measures are taken."
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Those involved in the negotiations emphasized that the arsenal was far from exhausted.
These are currently very difficult days and hours for Europe, said the Chancellor. "Nearly 80 years after the end of the Second World War, war is looming in Eastern Europe. It is our task to avert such a catastrophe and I once again appeal to Russia to help."
Ukrainian Foreign Minister thanks Scholz
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba praised Scholz's decision on Nord Stream 2. "This is morally, politically and practically the right step under the current circumstances," Kuleba wrote on Twitter. "True leadership means tough decisions in difficult times. Germany's move proves just that."
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyj had previously called for the "immediate" stop of the Baltic Sea pipeline. In view of the "new aggressive action against Ukraine," sanctions must be imposed immediately, Zelensky said in Kyiv, referring to the recent escalation in the conflict with Russia. "These sanctions must include the complete halt to Nord Stream 2."
The Russian government, meanwhile, reacted calmly. "Moscow is not afraid of anything," said Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko, according to the Interfax news agency. Meanwhile, Vice Chairman of Russia's National Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, has fueled fears of high energy prices in Europe. "Welcome to a new world where Europeans will soon be paying 2,000 euros per cubic meter of gas," he tweeted.
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US government welcomes the move
The US government welcomed the temporary halt to the approval process. US President Joe Biden has made it clear that the natural gas pipeline should not go into operation in the event of a Russian attack on Ukraine, his spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Twitter. "We coordinated closely with Germany during the night and welcome the announcement," she continued. As announced, the US government will present further punitive measures against Russia later today.
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Gas industry: LNG can hardly close the gap
The gas industry in Germany, on the other hand, was less than pleased. Russia has always been a reliable energy supplier over the past 50 years, said Timm Kehler, Managing Director of the "Zukunft Gas" association. The pipeline will help close the growing import gap in Europe. This gap can only be partially filled with LNG liquefied gas terminals and only with higher costs.
The operating company initially did not want to comment on the developments. Nord Stream 2 AG, based in Zug, Switzerland, and the German subsidiary Gas for Europe (GfE), based in Schwerin, agreed that they first wanted to wait for relevant information from the authorities.
The state government in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania supported the decision of the federal government. Deputy Prime Minister Simone Oldenburg announced that the state's own climate and environmental foundation was also pausing for the time being. The foundation was set up in early 2021 with the aim of supporting the completion of the gas pipeline and avoiding threatened US sanctions.
So far no gas has flowed
Although the 1,230 kilometer double line from Russia through the Baltic Sea to Germany has been completed, no natural gas has yet flowed through the pipeline. The certification process was recently on hold. The Federal Network Agency suspended the procedure in November and demanded that the operating company be organized under German law. Nord Stream 2 AG intends to meet the requirement by founding a
German subsidiary .
The controversial natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 will not go into operation for the time being.
At a recent meeting with Chancellor Scholz, US President Joe Biden made it clear that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would mean the end of the line that had already been completed. In the event of sanctions against Russia, the federal government had kept all options open, but initially not committed to Nord Stream 2.
TLDR:
We (Germany) stopped NS2 a few days after Russia invaded Ukraine. At that time NS2 wasn't yet completed.