Since the 1960s when Europe first began importing Russian gas, Washington perceived Russian energy as a threat to US leadership and Europe’s energy security. More recently, with fracking, the US has become the world's largest gas producer and a major exporter of LNG (liquefied natural gas). It wants to muscle in on Europe's huge market, displacing Russian gas. With Nord Stream 2 completed and filled while it awaits German regulatory approval, the stakes are high. More
The post Pipeline Politics Hits Multipolar Realities: Nord Stream 2 and the Ukraine Crisis appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org and was authored by John Foster.
John Foster | Radio Free (2022-02-03T10:10:23+00:00) Pipeline Politics Hits Multipolar Realities: Nord Stream 2 and the Ukraine Crisis. Retrieved from https://www.radiofree.org/2022/02/03/pipeline-politics-hits-multipolar-realities-nord-stream-2-and-the-ukraine-crisis/
Please log in to upload a file.
There are no updates yet.
Click the Upload button above to add an update.