He noted that US sanctions apply to this section of the pipeline.
“And if the German government agrees with its partners, the sanctions will be lifted, we will press the button and gas will start flowing. Even tomorrow. They will agree, they will not agree – or without agreeing with anyone, they will simply say: no, we have decided. ‘We apologize,’ they will tell their partners in Washington, ‘but we need this, and without it, it is very difficult for us,’ Interfax agency quotes V. Putin’s words.”
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How Lavrov was indignant
15min reminds that a few months ago, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was indignant, allegedly because the US seeks to control the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea. This was reported by the news agency Reuters.
These pipelines were damaged during mysterious explosions in September 2022, essentially halting Russian gas transit to Europe.
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On Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry quoted S. Lavrov’s words to French television that the US seeks to dominate global energy markets.
“The United States now also says it wants to take over the Nord Stream pipelines,” S. Lavrov said.
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