British Foreign Minister urges EU to boycott Nord Stream 2

The European Union should strengthen its ties with like-minded countries and reconsider dependence on RUSSIA for gas supplies by blocking the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. This was stated by British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss in an article for The Telegraph.

“This [gas pipeline] risks undermining European security by allowing Russia to tighten control over those countries that rely on its gas, despite the pandemic reminding us of the importance of having diverse supply chains to avoid strategic dependence on unreliable partners,” she said. she.

According to her, at "this critical time" European countries should deepen investment and trade ties. “We cannot and will never provide assistance to those who want to undermine freedom and democracy,” Truss concluded.

Nord Stream 2 was completed in September, and now it is undergoing technical gas pumping. The project consists of two pipes, the length of each of which reaches almost 1200 km. The combined capacity of both is 55 billion cubic meters. m.