Ukraine’s President Says Biden Handed Putin a ‘Weapon’ By Caving On Pipeline

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Biden has caved to Putin several times since he was sworn in.

BTW I thought Germany was so advanced in windmills and solar, why do they need this NG? Aren't they the envy of the American's who think wind and soar can run a grid?



Ukraine's president accused the Biden administration of handing a "weapon" to the Kremlin by allowing the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which Russian president Vladimir Putin hopes to use to build influence in Europe.

"This is a weapon, a real weapon … in the hands of the Russian Federation," Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Axios that aired Sunday. "It is not very understandable … that the bullets to this weapon can possibly be provided by such a great country as the United States."

Zelensky told Axios that he learned through press reports last month that Biden had decided to waive sanctions against European companies helping build the pipeline. He said that Biden had previously given him indications that he would not allow the completion of the pipeline, which will transport gas directly from Russia to Germany.

U.S. and Ukrainian officials are concerned that Nord Stream 2, which is owned by Russian gas giant Gazprom, will give Putin more leverage over Ukraine and other Eastern European countries that the pipeline bypasses. Biden's decision conflicts with his past claims to adamantly support Ukraine and oppose Putin. As vice president, Biden served as the Obama administration's chief liaison to Ukraine following the ouster of Viktor Yanukovych, its pro-Russia leader.

Zelensky said that the United States is the only nation that can stop the completion of the 764-mile pipeline. While the Biden administration has called the pipeline a "Kremlin geopolitical project," it opposes sanctions out of concerns about harming the U.S.-German relationship. German officials largely support the pipeline because it will transport relatively cheap gas to Germany

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Nord Stream 2 AG, which is based in Switzerland, has shelled out millions of dollars in the United States to lobby against sanctions on the pipeline. Five European companies that have loaned billions to Nord Stream 2 AG paid two Atlantic Council scholars nearly $3 million since 2017 to lobby in favor of the pipeline.


 
Biden has caved to Putin several times since he was sworn in.

BTW I thought Germany was so advanced in windmills and solar, why do they need this NG? Aren't they the envy of the American's who think wind and soar can run a grid?


Ukraine's president accused the Biden administration of handing a "weapon" to the Kremlin by allowing the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which Russian president Vladimir Putin hopes to use to build influence in Europe.
"This is a weapon, a real weapon … in the hands of the Russian Federation," Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Axios that aired Sunday. "It is not very understandable … that the bullets to this weapon can possibly be provided by such a great country as the United States."
Zelensky told Axios that he learned through press reports last month that Biden had decided to waive sanctions against European companies helping build the pipeline. He said that Biden had previously given him indications that he would not allow the completion of the pipeline, which will transport gas directly from Russia to Germany.
U.S. and Ukrainian officials are concerned that Nord Stream 2, which is owned by Russian gas giant Gazprom, will give Putin more leverage over Ukraine and other Eastern European countries that the pipeline bypasses. Biden's decision conflicts with his past claims to adamantly support Ukraine and oppose Putin. As vice president, Biden served as the Obama administration's chief liaison to Ukraine following the ouster of Viktor Yanukovych, its pro-Russia leader.
Zelensky said that the United States is the only nation that can stop the completion of the 764-mile pipeline. While the Biden administration has called the pipeline a "Kremlin geopolitical project," it opposes sanctions out of concerns about harming the U.S.-German relationship. German officials largely support the pipeline because it will transport relatively cheap gas to Germany
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Nord Stream 2 AG, which is based in Switzerland, has shelled out millions of dollars in the United States to lobby against sanctions on the pipeline. Five European companies that have loaned billions to Nord Stream 2 AG paid two Atlantic Council scholars nearly $3 million since 2017 to lobby in favor of the pipeline.


Even though its in Europe the pipe line will ease commodity prices here in the US...Biden has no choice...If he wants a little wiggle room he needs to reopen the Keystone
 
The GQP, fails to mention Trump's 'sanctions' on the Nord Stream pipeline, as usual.
Trump's 'sanctions' that lasted for two years.
Construction continued.
Biden lifts the 'sanctions' in May.
The Nord Stream pipeline was completed in June, so Biden gets the blame for the entire pipeline?
According the the GQP, he does, not their orange, retarded, dear leader.
 
The GQP, fails to mention Trump's 'sanctions' on the Nord Stream pipeline, as usual.
Trump's 'sanctions' that lasted for two years.
Construction continued.
Biden lifts the 'sanctions' in May.
The Nord Stream pipeline was completed in June, so Biden gets the blame for the entire pipeline?
According the the GQP, he does, not their orange, retarded, dear leader.
Soooooo Trump sanctioned it and you're pissed about that .....um retard?
 
Someone please explain what gives the US the right or the authority to tell one of our allies where they are allowed to get their NG and how they are allowed to get it.

How would you all like it if the EU and China tried to tell us what pipelines we are allowed to use?
 
The GQP, fails to mention Trump's 'sanctions' on the Nord Stream pipeline, as usual.
Trump's 'sanctions' that lasted for two years.
Construction continued.
Biden lifts the 'sanctions' in May.
The Nord Stream pipeline was completed in June, so Biden gets the blame for the entire pipeline?
According the the GQP, he does, not their orange, retarded, dear leader.
Xiden lifted the sanctions.

Xiden being "more flexible" with Putin...contining the Obama/Xiden agenda
 
Someone please explain what gives the US the right or the authority to tell one of our allies where they are allowed to get their NG and how they are allowed to get it.

How would you all like it if the EU and China tried to tell us what pipelines we are allowed to use?
NATO. Germany's actions here, undermine the treaty.

With that said, obviously they can do what they want....but we can certainly put sancstions, as Trump did, and we can put pressure on them, as Trump did.....Xiden sadly, decided it was in his personal best interest to continue the Obama doctrine of "being more flexible" with Putin, and now Xiden handed Putin a weapon, and undermined the security of the region, and NATO
 
NATO. Germany's actions here, undermine the treaty.

With that said, obviously they can do what they want....but we can certainly put sancstions, as Trump did, and we can put pressure on them, as Trump did.....Xiden sadly, decided it was in his personal best interest to continue the Obama doctrine of "being more flexible" with Putin, and now Xiden handed Putin a weapon, and undermined the security of the region, and NATO

So, if the rest of NATO told us not to build a pipeline you think we should listen to them?

Hell, did anyone in NATO but us have an issue with the pipeline?

Or is the truth of the matter is we are pissed because they are not going to be buying our NG?

The US does so much shit that if anyone did it to us we would all freak out about it. Eventually might will not make right any longer.
 
So, if the rest of NATO told us not to build a pipeline you think we should listen to them?

Hell, did anyone in NATO but us have an issue with the pipeline?

Or is the truth of the matter is we are pissed because they are not going to be buying our NG?

The US does so much shit that if anyone did it to us we would all freak out about it. Eventually might will not make right any longer.
1) Yes, we should listen to what they have to say.

2) UK backs Nord Stream 2 and does not need long-term gas storage: minister

"The UK does not support Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project to Germany and does not need its own long-term storage facility, UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng told a parliamentary committee Sept. 22."


"The saga of US actions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project reads like a John le Carré novel. In spite of the desire of Germany and other European allies to have it built and even though it is nearly completed, the US persists in thwarting the project. Canada is also against it. Why?"

So, no we weren't the only one.

3) I would rather them buy from us, or Canada...of course...but the reality is it undermines NATO, it undermines the security of Europe and once again put them under Moscow's circle of power.

4) agreed....but we are the pocket book of the world. If Germany wants to do this, we should remove them from NATO, take up are bases there, and stop sending them any aid.

They can be Moscow's bitch again...those on the East likely still remember how great that worked out for them last time
 
Soooooo Trump sanctioned it and you're pissed about that .....um retard?
Holy shit.
Wow, what a moron.
Just the way Trump like his cult.
The orange, Russian asset's, 'sanctions' worked as well as getting that big check from Mexico for building the border wall.
YES, RETARD, as in YOU.
 
The GQP, fails to mention Trump's 'sanctions' on the Nord Stream pipeline, as usual.
Trump's 'sanctions' that lasted for two years.
Construction continued.
Biden lifts the 'sanctions' in May.
The Nord Stream pipeline was completed in June, so Biden gets the blame for the entire pipeline?
According the the GQP, he does, not their orange, retarded, dear leader.

Correct, Trump sanctioned it, and Biden handed it to Putin.
 
Holy shit.
Wow, what a moron.
Just the way Trump like his cult.
The orange, Russian asset's, 'sanctions' worked as well as getting that big check from Mexico for building the border wall.
YES, RETARD, as in YOU.
they worked enough...the pipeline wasn't finished under Trump's watch....nope...Xiden lifted them, and boom it's done....Putin owns Eastern Europe. Thanks Xiden
 
Xiden lifted the sanctions.

Xiden being "more flexible" with Putin...contining the Obama/Xiden agenda
Another Q retard.

29 months of Trump 'sanctions' and the Nord Stream pipeline continued construction, despite Trump's 'sanctions'.
Biden drops sanctions in May, the pipeline is completed in June.
ONE month.
So, it's Biden's fault that the pipeline was completed?

Who was 'flexible' with his 'tough' sanctions'?
 
Another Q retard.

29 months of Trump 'sanctions' and the Nord Stream pipeline continued construction, despite Trump's 'sanctions'.
Biden drops sanctions in May, the pipeline is completed in June.
ONE month.
So, it's Biden's fault that the pipeline was completed?

Who was 'flexible' with his 'tough' sanctions'?
yep...only took a month of Xiden's green light of approval to get it done.

Are you happy about that I guess?

I don't think sanctions are flexible...just the opposite....they make things more difficult. Despite the concerns of the Trump Admin, the EU, UK, etc...sanctions from 2018 til Xiden lifted them were not going to completely stop the project, that started in 2011, during the Obama/Xiden first round of "more flexible" policies with Putin
 
they worked enough...the pipeline wasn't finished under Trump's watch....nope...Xiden lifted them, and boom it's done....Putin owns Eastern Europe. Thanks Xiden
They worked enough, you idiot?
So, Putin stopped 2 plus years of construction, because of Trump's 'sanctions', then Biden drops sanctions and 30 months worth of work gets done in 30 days?

That's one magical construction site,
Did the lizard people complete it?
 

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