Moscow seeking to push through the North Stream pipeline

The weekly newspaper Revista 22 writes that the energy company Gazprom is seeking to press ahead with the construction of the planned North Stream pipeline, which is to deliver Russian gas directly to Germany. The project is currently on ice over ecological concerns. "The gas crisis, by contrast, should highlight the dependence of numerous EU countries on Russian gas, and heighten fears that supplies through Ukraine could be disrupted. The only way to ensure the security of European consumers is to bypass this moody Russian neighbour. And what better way to bypass Ukraine than over the Baltic? With the Ukranian conflict Gazprom is consequently seeking to strengthen its position in the discussion over the future of the North Stream pipeline."

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