The Russian pipe laying vessel Akademik Cherskiy is moored in the port of Mukran near Sassnitz on the Baltic Sea island of Ruegen, north eastern Germany, on Sept. 7, 2020, as it waits to continue pipe laying works for the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline.
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Summarizing the recent developments in the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline saga is as easy as recalling the words of legendary NFL coach Dennis Green: “They are who we thought they were, and we let them off the hook.”