EU legislators have urged to halt the Russian-European pipeline project, aimed at delivering 55 billion cubic metres of gas annually, after the US House of Representatives slammed the venture as “drastic step backward for European energy security and US interests” and supported sanctions against it.
Members of the European Parliament have voted to adopt a resolution calling for the Nord Stream 2 project to be cancelled. In the document, evaluating the latest developments related to the 2017 EU-Ukraine association agreement, MEPs praised Kiev's “crucial role” in the continent's energy supply and condemned the venture, saying “it is a political project that poses a threat to European energy security”.
The Russian Foreign Ministry slammed the European Parliament's resolution as politically motivated, stating it has nothing to do with the economy. Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said during a Thursday briefing that hampering energy cooperation is crazy for Europe which needs energy resources.
It's not the first time that Nord Stream 2 has come under fire from EU legislators of late. After November's Kerch Strait incident in which three Ukrainian Navy ships were detained after violating Russia's maritime border and failing to react…
