Germany said Tuesday it will halt the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline designed to bring natural gas from Russia directly to Europe after President Putin recognized breakaway regions in east Ukraine and said Russian troops would move into the area to act as peacekeepers.
The $11 billion pipeline is designed to double the amount of gas flowing from Russia to Germany and it was completed late last year. German regulators had yet to give the green light to the pipeline to officially open, however.
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… I don’t think Putin expected that.
German chancellor halts approval of gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 after Russia’s actions
I suspect the German chancellor would rather have sold his first born child into slavery than even temporarily shut down that pipeline that allows him to pretend to be ‘Green’?
Perhaps they will try to find a way to keep those last three reactors operating? Alternative would be cranking up the lignite plants and increasing imports of hard coal? Maybe buy more nuclear power from France which is somewhat hypocritical?
Gotta love German politics with coalition governments that try to keep everyone happy? German protesters don’t really want to be happy, they want an excuse to run rampant!
Those perfidious Canucks don’t mind bashing heads and freezing bank accounts to focus dissidents attention … though only if Justine thinks it is necessary?
I’m pretty sure Justine will not run in the next election … and the Cons managed to disgrace themselves with support for the blockaders so we will probably have our first female PM?