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Ukraine hopes that an independent regulator in Germany will not exempt the Nord Stream-2 pipeline from the requirements of the updated EU gas directive; A final decision is expected in late May, said Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany Andrei Melnyk.
In late May, it will be known whether the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will be completed. About this in an interview with Radio Liberty, published on May 9, said the Ukrainian ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk.
“Today the situation is such that, thanks mainly to US sanctions, the construction of this gas pipeline was suspended and possibly stopped forever. But the fight continues. Since the company” Nord Stream – 2 “submitted a request to a regulator independent German which can grant an exception to this project from EU legislation. For us, this step would certainly be extremely profitable. As European countries try to put Gazprom on an equal footing with other energy providers, such Braz, would have suffered extensive and painful blow “, – said Miller.
He stressed that it is too early to say what the decision of the German agency will be, since this is not a government, but an independent body.
“But thanks to the steps taken by Ukrainian diplomacy together with Naftogaz and our partners, we can say with some optimism that this permission, an exception for Nord Stream, will not be granted. A decision is expected in late May this year. It is say, we have to wait not so long, “said the ambassador.
He expressed the opinion that after the adoption of the decision, it will be possible to speak about how sincere the position of the German government was.
“Since we have always had government assurances that no matter how this project is promoted, every effort will be made to ensure that EU legislation regarding Nord Stream 2 is respected and that Ukraine’s interests are taken into account in as much as possible I’ll just remember that Madame Chancellor [Ангела Меркель] Exactly two years ago, he promised that no matter what Nord Stream-2’s destination is, Ukraine’s transit role will be guaranteed. And, as you know, Germany has kept its word, “added Melnik.
Nord Stream 2 is a gas pipeline that should connect Russia to Germany along the bottom of the Baltic Sea. The route length is more than 1200 km, the capacity of the new gas pipeline will be 55 billion m³ of gas per year. The cost of the project is € 9.5 billion, it is half funded by the Russian Gazprom and five European companies: the Anglo-Dutch Shell, the German Wintershall and Uniper, the French English and the Austrian OMV.
Nord Stream-2 is seen as a threat to Europe’s energy security by authorities in Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
In 2018 Germany, Finland and Sweden allowed to lay a pipeline through their territory, Denmark gave permission only in 2019.
Construction of the pipeline was expected to be completed before the end of 2019, then the launch of Nord Stream 2 was postponed until the end of 2020.
At the time of the suspension of work, Allseas had to lay 160 km of pipes along the bottom of the Baltic Sea, reported edition Neftegaz.ru.
In early May 2020, the Russian ship Akademik Chersky reached the Baltic Sea, which could complete the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
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