DISINFO: Nord Stream 2 is the only guarantee of Europe's energy security
SUMMARY
Many analysts, EU and US officials are making comments against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany... However, Nord Stream 2 is the only guarantee for Europe's energy security.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the Nord Stream 2 project, suggesting that is is the only key to energy security and second, that particular European countries protest against it because of various subjective or illegitimate reasons (alleged US influence or Russophobia, to name a few.).
Energy ressources are diversified in the EU, gas is not the only source and Nord Stream 2 is not the only among gas. See details here.
A number of EU states are concerned about the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project and its implications for their energy security. Back in March 2016, leaders of 8 Central and Eastern European states sent a letter to the president of the European Commission objecting to the Nord Stream 2 project because of risks for energy security in the region.
Since August-September 2021, the European market faced an unprecedented spike in gas prices. One of the reasons for this situation is, according to the experts, a visible reduction in Russian gas supplies to Europe including Summer seasonal filling of storage sites. For example, the gas supply via the Yamal-Europe pipeline was reduced by more than 50%. In this situation, experts accuse Russia of weaponising gas supplies in order to exert pressure on the EU.
In September 2021, a group of European Parliament members appealed for an investigation into the role of Gazprom in the massive increase in gas prices in Europe. This situation is perceived as Russian pressure on the EU to accelerate the launch of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Read more about the security concerns raised about the Nord Stream 2 project here and here.
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