Ukraine Steps Up Campaign Against Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline

摘要

Ukrainian officials are going all out to convince the EU that Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany threatens their national security. In the latest chapter in the ongoing saga over the pipeline, Moscow is trying to reassure Europe that Ukraine could remain a transit state for European gas after the current deal expires in 2019, provided the economics work. With project sponsor Nord Stream 2 AG announcing last week that it had started preparatory work in the Bay of Greifswald offshore Germany — where five dredgers are working on the trench for the twin pipelines —the Ukrainians are increasingly defiant. If diplomacy fails and the pipeline is built, Kiev may have no choice but to become more accommodating.