Nord Stream 2 Work Resumes Despite U.S. Efforts To Stop It
- Fortuna vessel has started to lay down pipes in German waters
- Germany should brace for ‘hard confrontation,’ lawmaker says
Sections of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline at the Baltic port of Mukran in Sassnitz, Germany.
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The construction of Russia’s controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, which has been halted for a year, is set to resume in German waters Friday.
The move to complete the final section of the project will stretch already fraught diplomatic relations with the U.S. as lawmakers in Washington aim to tighten sanctions.