China News Service, Moscow, September 10 (Reporter Wang Xiujun) According to the official social account of Gazprom (Gazprom), the chairman of the company’s board of directors Miller announced on the 10th that the "Beixi-2" natural gas pipeline project has been completed Construction.
The "Beixi-2" natural gas pipeline is a natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea.
After the completion of the pipeline, Russia can double the amount of natural gas exported to Germany without passing through Ukraine and enable Russian natural gas to be imported into other European countries.
The United States and Ukraine are worried that the "Beixi-2" natural gas pipeline will increase the EU's energy dependence on Russia, and Ukraine's political and security status in Europe will decline.
The German and Russian sides said that the "Beixi-2" natural gas pipeline is only a commercial project, which is conducive to European energy security.
In July of this year, the United States and Germany issued a joint statement stating that if Russia tries to use energy as a weapon or "further aggression" against Ukraine, Germany will take action and urge the implementation of effective measures including sanctions at the European level, and restrict Russia to Europe. Export energy.
In addition, Germany promised to use all means to promote the extension of the gas transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine for ten years.
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