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Deutsche Welle: Russian ship resumes work on Nord Stream 2, despite US sanctions

Published Jan. 25, 2021. Updated Jan. 25 at 6:56 am

The Eugal / Nord Stream 2 station along the pipeline near the village of Wrangelsburg, north eastern Germany, is pictured on September 8, 2020. - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not rule out consequences for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project if Russia fails to thoroughly investigate the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, her spokesman said. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

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The Russian pipe-laying ship “Fortuna” has defied US sanctions on Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and resumed its work on the project in waters off Denmark. A Russian vessel was conducting “preparatory works and tests” before continuing the construction on the Nord Stream 2 project, Danish authorities told Bloomberg media on Sunday.