Threat of the New U.S. Sanctions on Nord Stream 2
Threat of the New U.S. Sanctions on Nord Stream 2

Author(s): Bartosz Bieliszczuk
Subject(s): Politics, Economic policy, Environmental and Energy policy, International relations/trade, Security and defense
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: USA; sanctions; Nord Stream 2; energy; gas; threat;
Summary/Abstract: Five U.S. Senators from both parties announced on 4 June that they had introduced in Congress a new bill to amend the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of December 2019. The changes clarify and expand the list of activities related to the construction of the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) gas pipeline. Entities engaged in those activities will face sanctions. This legislation still must be passed by both chambers of Congress and signed by the president, but the threat of its adoption will most likely cause new serious troubles for Gazprom with finishing and commissioning NS2.

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