Thread: Biden threatens to end #NordStream2. Germany's chancellor dares not to object. The US has had objections since 2018. So did Ukraine's Ex-President (2014-2019) saying “lifting of sanctions against Russia's Nord Stream 2 is an alarming signal to the Ukrainian government”... 
...👀 on Nord Stream 2 AG headquartered in Zug, 🇨🇭, plays now an integral role. For the German part of the pipeline, the company founded a new subsidiary, the "Gas for Europe GmbH", only after the German regulator demanded it. We see the entrance on Google images, in 2018...
In 2021, Swiss political parties (all but one) said the country should distance itself from Nord Stream 2, meaning, no Gas to🇨🇭. Zug, a tax haven with its Nord Stream 2 AG, could mean (as seen before) reputational loss for the whole country & relationship issues with the US...
Matthias Warnig, Chief Executive Officer in Nord Stream 2s Management and also associated with GAZPROM Schweiz AG (Zug). An Ex-Stasi officier, Warnig is a regular at the Kremlin, an ally of Putin: "The two men see each other generally every three weeks" sources told The Guardian.
Dmytro Kuleba, minister of foreign affairs Ukraine, said last July that NS2 "threatens Ukraine’s security, violates the diversification principle of the EU Energy Union".
Meanwhile, Gazprom Switzerland & Nord Stream 2 AG are 3 min away from each other
Meanwhile, Gazprom Switzerland & Nord Stream 2 AG are 3 min away from each other
https://twitter.com/dmytrokuleba/status/1417924893820260362
Risks: NS2 AG issued a report, trying to clear up env. criticism. US/DE opponents claim the pipeline"harms fragile marine ecosystems, jeopardize the bloc’s move to a low-carbon economy, up European reliance on Russia for energy to a dangerous level" cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/gas…
US sanctions played a role earlier, revealing early Swiss involvement: After new US sanctions hit 2019, Swiss company Allseas was forced to suspend work and pull out of NS2 AG contract, leading to a months-long delay. New sanctions hit Nov 2021...
Question is: how much leverage does a Swiss based company has to evade war in Ukraine or push Russian interests? #NordStream2 is a subsidiary of Rus state owned Gazprom, and NS2 is a considerable lobbyist, Lobbyfact data reveal, spending no less than 400.000Euro on influencing
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