US seeks to expand sanctions on Russian gas pipeline
The US Senate is targetting a pipeline Washington says will make Europe too reliant on Russian gas
04 June 2020 - 11:39
Washington — US senators will announce a bill this week expanding sanctions on Russia’s Gazprom-led Nord Stream 2 project, Senate aides said, targeting a pipeline Washington says will make Europe too reliant on Russian gas.
The Protecting Europe's Energy Security Clarification Act follows legislation signed by US President Donald Trump in 2019, which prompted Swiss-Dutch company Allseas to halt undersea work...
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