Nord Stream 2: Pros and Cons

... joint venture that would build the gas pipeline. It is worth noting that Berlin repeatedly stated that one of the requirements for the completion of the Nord Stream 2 project was to preserve Ukraine’s status as a transit country after 2019 . Gazprom had been voicing its desire to stop transporting gas via Ukraine for years. However, after June 2015, against the backdrop of intensive discussions on the parameters of Nord Stream 2, the Russian company softened its position and agreed to continue supplying gas after the 2019 cut-off point . Despite all the rhetoric about European solidarity and the need to build a common energy policy, implementing the Nord Stream 2 project is about ...