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2021-02-13 Europe
Germany 'offered $1bn if US dropped sanctions against controversial pipeline'
[Telegraph via Yahoo] A new political row has broken out over a controversial gas pipeline between Russia and Germany after Angela Merkel’s government was accused of offering to spend $1bn (£720m) on American gas if the US called off planned sanctions [read: more US bullying] against the project.

The Nord Stream 2 pipeline will allow Russian gas to be pumped directly to Germany, but the US has threatened to impose sanctions on any company involved with the project, arguing it will make Europe too dependent on Russia for its energy needs.

Nord Stream 2 is also opposed by many of Germany’s European neighbours and Mrs Merkel has come under pressure to cancel the project, especially in the wake of the poisoning and arrest of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny.

But many in German conservative circles remain convinced US opposition to the pipeline has as much to do with Washington’s desire to sell its own LNG to Germany as any political concerns.

DUH described the letter as a "scandal" and "dirty deal", accusing Mr Scholz of encouraging the import of LNG obtained by fracking.

The new row comes as the German president denied allegations he had tried to justify the pipeline on the grounds Germany owed Russia a debt of guilt over the Second World War. The Ukrainian ambassador to Germany accused Frank-Walter Steinmeier of "questionable historical arguments" and ignoring Ukraine’s millions of Second World War dead in an interview this week.

Mr Steinmeier in fact argued that it was difficult for Germany to pressure Russia over wrongdoing because of its own past. "More than 20m people in the former Soviet Union fell victim to the war. This does not justify any wrongdoing in Russian politics today, but we must not lose sight of the bigger picture," he said.

Ukraine also opposes the pipeline, which will allow Russia to bypass existing pipelines which cross its territory. A spokesman for Mr Steinmeier dismissed the Ukrainian objections. "The text of the interview speaks for itself," he said.

Lobbying group Environmental Action Germany (DUH) this week published a leaked letter from Olaf Scholz, the German finance minister, to Steve Mnuchin, the then US treasury secretary, dated last August.

In it, Mr Scholz offered to invest $1bn on new infrastructure to import American liquefied natural gas (LNG) at German ports if the US dropped the planned sanctions.
Posted by Clem 2021-02-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 If they wish to be a Russian dependency, let them do so. Why do we care?

What exactly would we lose if Germany were to sail into Russia's orbit?

How if at all does Germany help us now, and what, if anything, would be jeopardized when Germany's joined to Russia?
Posted by Ulusosing Lover of the Geats7050 2021-02-13 00:29||   2021-02-13 00:29|| Front Page Top

#2 So much for the "free market" when, once again, the US has nothing better to do than bully other nations.

Let the Germans conduct their own business as they see fit, and if it's with the Russians and mutually beneficial, then, great.

Posted by Clem 2021-02-13 00:48||   2021-02-13 00:48|| Front Page Top

#3 The REAL sign of a true USA Progressive Socialist Democrat Agenda would be to WELCOME Russia into NATO:

With Biden "sundowning" on a regular basis, I give you until May Day 2021, and the New UNEURU Deal will be announced by Glorious Socialist Mouthpiece (carrot top) CT Piss-Saki !!!
Posted by Lampedusa Thud3149 2021-02-13 01:20||   2021-02-13 01:20|| Front Page Top

#4 They didn't have Hunter Biden's phone number?
Posted by magpie 2021-02-13 01:21||   2021-02-13 01:21|| Front Page Top

#5 HeeeHeee Vlad, Do you tickle all the girls like that?
No, my sweeet, former East German Comrade Angela, only you...you darling tomato butt vixen you...But I must confess to you... I was taught by one of the best... and it pains me to no end...to have to say it....

Comrade Joe taught me (not Joe Stalin), but hair sniffer and fondler Joe Biden....

Oh Angela, he taught me much more... lets get away from this place, these peoples and I will give you a pipeline of delight...

OK Vlad....HeeeeHeeee....Its a deal.
Posted by Lampedusa Thud3149 2021-02-13 01:34||   2021-02-13 01:34|| Front Page Top

#6  They didn't have Hunter Biden's phone number?

No phone number, but they did have a key to Hunter's apartment in Geneva....

But That is another story for ANOTHER TIME...
Posted by Lampedusa Thud3149 2021-02-13 01:38||   2021-02-13 01:38|| Front Page Top

#7 PPl need to get off this cold war fix of russia against the US.
Posted by Chris 2021-02-13 01:41||   2021-02-13 01:41|| Front Page Top

#8 Tell Russia that, Chris.
Posted by trailing wife 2021-02-13 12:12||   2021-02-13 12:12|| Front Page Top

#9 Maybe it was really, really unwise to move NATO eastward to Russia's borders -- after EVERY Western leader lied to the Russian leaders, repeatedly, about how NATO would not be moved east.

27 years later, the declassified documents speak for themselves - 30 of thee smoking gun documents are referenced here:

West's Lies About NATO Expansion - 30 Documented Examples From The National Security Archives:

Declassified documents show security assurances against NATO expansion to Soviet leaders from James Baker, GHW Bush, H-D Genscher, Helmut Kohl, Robert Gates, Francois Mitterrand, Margaret Thatcher, Douglas Hurd, John Major, and Manfred Woerner


Put yourself, for once, in the Russians' shoes. Stop lying to them and treat them with some basic honesty and respect.
Posted by Flaving Darling of the Veps1417 2021-02-13 12:57||   2021-02-13 12:57|| Front Page Top

#10 Ukraine also opposes the pipeline, which will allow Russia to bypass existing pipelines which cross its territory.

So I called them up and told them to fire the Environmental Minister, and sunnobitch, the next day he was fired.

*Super Mario Coin Noise, account goes up $100million*
Posted by swksvolFF 2021-02-13 13:01||   2021-02-13 13:01|| Front Page Top










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