In Ukraine, the “deception” of Russia and Germany with the “Nord Stream-2” was revealed: State Economy: Economy: Lenta.ru
Russia and Germany are deliberately delaying the opening of Nord Stream 2, thanks to the suspension of its certification in Europe. He wrote about the “deception” of Moscow and Berlin in his article for the publication “Glavred” expert on energy markets Valentin Zemlyansky.
According to him, this is not the first time the pipeline has been certified, but for some reason neither German nor Russian lawyers understood that its operator should be registered in Germany. The Ukrainian expert notes that, accordingly, they should have known about this nuance, they deliberately went for this violation. Moscow can do this for “selfish motives,” the economist said.
In addition, Zemlyansky verbally that the current situation in the European market is allegedly “Gazprom”. “For them, it is essential that certification takes place in a purely legal field, plus receive additional dividends from the situation that has developed in the European market,” he added.
Earlier, the head of the Ukrainian company Naftogaz, Yuriy Vitrenko, announced Russia’s unwillingness to negotiate a new gas transit agreement. “There is nothing, not even a hint, official … We are discussing with the Americans and the Germans for the transit to continue, but the Russians do not want to start these discussions,” Vitrenko said.
On November 16, Germany suspended certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. German government sources note that the pipeline’s launch could be delayed until March 2022 due to certification issues. They also pointed out that Gazprom needed to create a subsidiary of the Swiss operator of the Nord Stream 2 AG project, and then transfer property and rights in Germany to it.