Russia claims that gas flows from its proposed pipeline project Nord Stream 2 can step into the breach to replace falling EU domestic gas production. This EU supply vulnerability is underlined by the recent decision of the Dutch government in April 2018 to begin the process of closing its huge Groningen gas field. On closer examination, however, this Russian claim looks like another disinformation operation seeking to use the EU’s supply vulnerability as a cover for a pipeline project which has objectives far removed from that of supplying Europe with additional gas.
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A helicopter flies over the Nordstream gas pipeline terminal prior to an inaugural ceremony for the first of Nord Stream's twin 1,224 kilometre gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea, in Lubmin Nov. 8, 2011.
