Ex-Lithuanian FM: US decision to waive Nord Stream 2 sanctions is big victory for Kremlin

Published May 20, 2021 at 9:14 pm

Gas pipes bound for the Russian pipe laying vessel Akademik Cherskiy (not in picture) that is moored in the port of Mukran near Sassnitz on the Baltic Sea island of Ruegen, north eastern Germany, are pictured on Sept. 7, 2020, as the ship waits to continue pipe laying works for the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline.

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The U.S. decision to waive sanctions against Nord Stream 2 is a big victory for the Kremlin and a big disappointment for Ukraine, former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has said.

“Will this price help restore the US-Germany tandem and will help maintain the Russian containment policy remains to be seen,” Linkevičius wrote on Twitter.

As reported, the U.S. Department of State on May 20 informed the U.S. Congress that the White House administration decided not to impose a package of new sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.