Russia is willing to boost natural gas supplies to Europe, but only if the Nord Stream 2 pipeline receives regulatory approval to start shipments 🇷🇺 💥 🇪🇺
(Russia had long denied allegations that they were curbing supply in exchange for NS2 approval)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
(Russia had long denied allegations that they were curbing supply in exchange for NS2 approval)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
In exchange for upping supplies, Russia wants to get German/EU approval to begin using the pipeline to Europe, according to people close to Gazprom and the Kremlin
Russia is unlikely to agree to up supplies without assurances that the new pipeline will be allowed to operate
Russia is unlikely to agree to up supplies without assurances that the new pipeline will be allowed to operate
“We’re fulfilling all our contracts, all our obligations. Everything on top of that should be a subject for additional voluntary and mutually beneficial agreements,” said Konstantin Kosachyov, a pro-Kremlin legislator, said in an interview, without specifying what Russia seeks 
As I sat there, I couldn’t help but wonder if we were all a little like Europe — hoping for more Russian gas to come and refill our own depleted inventories
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