US Senators Push Amendment in Defense Bill to Stop Nord Stream 2 Project
A group of Republican Senators introduced an amendment in the 2022 US defense policy bill that would impose mandatory
sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch's office said in a press release.
The
$768 billion US defense policy bill has
bipartisan support and is expected to pass the Senate with
easy approval once Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer schedules a vote.
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
was completed on September 10 and will deliver gas from Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea. The process of certifying Nord Stream 2 AG as the pipeline’s independent operator is currently underway to ensure the project complies with the conditions of the February 12 EU Gas Directive.
The German regulator has to make a decision on
certification by January 2022.
