The administration of US President Joe Biden was called upon to “put a check and checkmate” on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and not to give up pressure on European companies. The National Interest writes about this.
The author of the article, Daniel Kochis, points out that any steps taken by Washington will not help to avoid disappointment on the part of certain international partners. This is due to the fact that the project is already supported by various European countries, despite the American sanctions.
According to the journalist, this shows how enormous influence Russia already has in the region, and gas supplies are “its main trump card.” Kochis invites Washington to find “a magic remedy that would suit everyone.” The author emphasized that the national interests of the United States demand that an end be put on the “Nord Stream-2”.
“There can be only one outcome in this geopolitical chess game – victory. It would be a historic mistake if the United States allowed the project to complete. It's time to checkmate, ”the article says.
Nord Stream 2 is a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, laid along the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Now it is 95 percent completed, the total cost of its construction is estimated at $ 11 billion. The gas pipeline was going to be commissioned at the end of 2019, but the completion of construction had to be postponed due to US sanctions.
