'The fact that the project is going ahead is quite deplorable,' Lithuania's foreign affairs Vice Minister Mantas Adomenas told Newsweek.
. American sanctions were imposed on companies that worked on or insured the pipeline in January, but these were lifted in May.
Putin is already stoking such fears. Earlier this month, the strongman said Ukraine's aging gas transport system had not been repaired"for decades," adding that"something could burst" along the route at any time. . Berlin and the U.S. came to a joint agreement in July to respond to any Russian abuse of the gas supply.
Nord Stream 2 is now awaiting approval from German regulators, and according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, could begin full operations in early 2022. "There's nothing to dissuade us that Russia is not going to use it as a geopolitical instrument, and so far I have seen no credible mechanisms which would ensure that's not the case.
"I think the EU should take a stronger stance to ensure that unbundling and all the requirements are met before it can start operating."
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