Bundestag deputy explained the desire of the United States and a number of European countries to prevent Nord Stream 2

As the deputy emphasized, the contradictions at the highest political level were based on "pure economic interests."

“First, the United States of America.

They fear that because of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, they are unlikely to be able to further sell their shale gas.

This is interest number one.

The second is the interest of Eastern European countries that want to make money on German gas consumers by demanding gas transit fees, ”Ernst said.

According to him, if gas no longer flows through their gas pipeline, through Poland or

Ukraine, but through the Baltic Sea, then they will no longer be able to collect this duty.

“That is, they want to impose the burden on gas consumers in Germany and thus improve their budget.

That was exactly the reason.

These were the real problems during the construction of this gas pipeline, ”he explained.

In July, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Poland issued a joint statement in which they expressed the opinion that the decision to build Nord Stream 2 created a "security crisis and a crisis of confidence in Europe."

As noted in the State Department, Washington will not stop efforts to influence the project.

The construction of the gas pipeline was fully completed on the morning of September 10.