5/8/2023 0 Comments Cancel nord![]() ![]() Following this conversation, Christopher Robinson, deputy assistant secretary at the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs within the US Department of State, Nicholas Kazvini-Gore, legislative assistant for Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Debra Cagan, distinguished energy fellow at the Transatlantic Leadership Network, and Dr. Senator Cruz joins for a fireside chat with Dan De Luce, national security and global affairs reporter for NBC News, to discuss why Nord Stream 2 matters to America’s national security interests, and his role in the fight to stop the pipeline. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has been one of the key leaders in a bipartisan effort to halt completion of Nord Stream 2. Things are different in Washington, where Congress has included additional sanctions against Nord Stream 2 in the National Defense Authorization Act. While Russia’s actions regarding Belarus and its poisoning of Putin critic Alexei Navalny with one of the Russian-created Novichok nerve agents have drawn criticism from officials in Germany, Finland, however, has not been persuaded to take decisive action against the project. Bypassing Eastern Europe, Nord Stream 2 allows Russia to transport natural gas directly to Germany from Russia, increasing Russian energy dependence in Western Europe while simultaneously increasing Russia’s political leverage in Eastern Europe. ![]() The controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline is almost complete, and many want it to stay that way.
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