The operator of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany — criticized by some Western countries as a geopolitical weapon — said on October 4 it had begun filling the pipeline with gas.
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Agence France-Presse: Nord Stream 2 operator begins filling controversial pipeline
View of the Pipeline Inspection Gauge (PIG) receiving station, the Nord Stream 2 part of the landfall area in Lubmin on Germanys Baltic Sea coast, taken on Sept. 21, 2021.