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Nord Stream 2: A Geopolitical Lightning Rod (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Aug. 7, 2018
Report Number IF10943
Report Type In Focus
Authors Paul Belkin; Michael Ratner; Cory Welt
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

At the July 2018 NATO Summit in Brussels, President Donald Trump criticized German support for a natural gas pipeline project, Nord Stream 2, that would allow Germany to increase the amount of natural gas it imports directly from Russia via the Baltic Sea (see Figure 1). Although the President later suggested he expected the project would move forward, his comments underlined U.S. support for energy diversification in Europe and revived interest in potential sanctions against pipelines that could increase dependence on Russian energy.