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U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her refusal to increase defense spending while at the same time supporting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will funnel billions of dollars to Russia.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Germany Puts Its Head in Russia’s Energy Pipeline Noose<\/h3>\n

Soeren Kern | Gatestone Institute<\/a> | December 30, 2019<\/p>\n

A Swiss company working on the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline directly linking Russia to Germany has suspended pipelaying operations after U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed into law new sanctions.<\/p>\n

The sanctions are part of an effort by the United States to halt completion of the \u20ac9.5 billion ($10.5 billion) pipeline, which would double shipments of Russian natural gas to Germany by transporting the gas under the Baltic Sea. Opponents of the pipeline warn that it will give Russia a stranglehold over Germany\u2019s energy supply. Proponents counter that with European domestic natural gas production in rapid decline, the pipeline will enhance security of supply.<\/p>\n

American sanctions may delay Nord Stream 2, but they are probably too late to kill the project. More than 80% of the 1,230-km (764-mile) pipeline has already been laid and the project is expected to be completed in 2020, according<\/a> to Russia\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak.<\/p>\n

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