Battle lines are drawn over Russian plans to send more gas to Germany, which critics — including worried U.S. diplomats — warn will hand Vladimir Putin more power over Europe, and undermine efforts to diversify EU energy supplies.
Politico: Great northern gas war
A Nord Stream pipeline operator stands on Oct. 8, 2012 on a platform overlooking the diagnostic cleaning plant before the opening ceremony of the North Stream second gas link in Portovaya bay, some 60 kilometers from Vyborg in northwestern Russia.
