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Germany Tells Trump Not To Meddle in Europe’s Energy Issues
Germany is pushing back on President Donald Trump’s moves to impose sanctions on the controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, with Angela Merkel’s top diplomat rejecting outside meddling.
“European energy policy must be decided in Europe, not the U.S.,” Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in an e-mailed statement on Thursday. “We fundamentally reject outside intervention and sanctions with extraterritorial effect.”
The long-threatened measures on the Baltic Sea project that supplies gas to Germany directly from Russia would be imposed on companies assembling the pipeline, a venture of Russian energy company Gazprom PJSC. The U.S. House of Representatives included the sanctions in a defense authorization bill approved Wednesday.
The Senate is expected to approve the measure as early next week before Trump signs it into law.
Merkel’s government has been bracing for U.S. sanctions on the 1,230-kilometer (764-mile) undersea supply link, through which Trump has accused Germany of sending “billions” of dollars to Russia.
The project has also met with criticism in the European Union, with nations led by Poland saying it ratchets up the bloc’s dependence on Russian gas.
The sanctions, which have bipartisan support in both houses of Congress, come only months away from the project’s completion. The provision targets vessels that lay the pipeline as well as executives from companies linked to the vessels. They could be denied visas and have transactions related to their U.S.-based property or interests blocked.
French electricity and gas firm Engie SA, OMV AG, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Uniper SE and Wintershall DEA, are also investors in the Nord Stream 2 project along with Gazprom.
Bigdog (12-12-2019)
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WTF??The U.S. House of Representatives included the sanctions in a defense authorization bill approved Wednesday.
The Senate is expected to approve the measure as early next week before Trump signs it into law.
Germany and Russia can't do business now without the INSANE US Russiaphobes sanctioning them???
We are crazy. The Phobes are neocons. Stay out of Europe's business -not our business
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Trump has lost his mind from the constant assault by the RussiaphobesMerkel’s government has been bracing for U.S. sanctions on the 1,230-kilometer (764-mile) undersea supply link, through which Trump has accused Germany of sending “billions” of dollars to Russia.
I don't know how you were diverted / You were perverted too
I don't know how you were inverted / No one alerted you
Gestapo Joe is a China Ho
Disagree with you on this one. While we have to work together with Russia on some issues, it does not mean we can't oppose them on others.Originally Posted by dukkha
Putin is a bad guy. A weaker Russia is good for us and the world. JMHO
Trump has a doctrine of financially squeezing bad guys to get them to conform.
"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."
— Joe Biden on Obama.
Socialism is just the modern word for monarchy.
D.C. has become a Guild System with an hierarchy and line of accession much like the Royal Court or priestly classes.
Private citizens are perfectly able of doing a better job without "apprenticing".
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all that said....
we should not be SANCTIONING germany and Russia.. they HAVE A RIGHT TO THEIR OWN BUSINESS DEALS.
sanctions are for like the war in Donbass , or Crimea, not legit business deals
Bigdog (12-12-2019)
Gestapo Joe is a China Ho
I understand where you're coming from, but I'll say this ....
If Germany is going to surrender it's sovereignty to Pootie by putting themselves at the mercy of that tyrant for their Energy, then we might as well dissolve NATO or kick them out.
And, if we can box the Germans into buying our LG exports, ... that's even better. JMHO
"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."
— Joe Biden on Obama.
Socialism is just the modern word for monarchy.
D.C. has become a Guild System with an hierarchy and line of accession much like the Royal Court or priestly classes.
Private citizens are perfectly able of doing a better job without "apprenticing".
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thats ridiculous.. the only difference is Nordstrean2 bypasses Ukraine
either way Russia sells its gas
Gestapo Joe is a China Ho
Then Merkel has no reason to be pissed off about how the natural gas gets to Germany and Russia should have no problem with it either if they still get to sell their gas.
Without Nordstream2, the Russians are forced to ally with Ukraine. And the EU is less dependent on Pootie for their energy.
We just freed East Germany from Russian sovereignty only 30 years ago. And now Merkel wants to put Russia back in control.
Last edited by Bigdog; 12-13-2019 at 11:31 AM.
"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."
— Joe Biden on Obama.
Socialism is just the modern word for monarchy.
D.C. has become a Guild System with an hierarchy and line of accession much like the Royal Court or priestly classes.
Private citizens are perfectly able of doing a better job without "apprenticing".
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