Title: Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline – What is the controversy about? | News | DW | 14.07.2018
Headings: Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline – What is the controversy about?
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Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline – What is the controversy about?
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Content: However, the US gas is more expensive than that supplied through Russian pipelines. What does the future hold for Nord Stream 2? Berlin's response: Germany has so far stuck to its guns and presented the project as a purely economic issue. Its officials emphasize that West Germany imported gas from the Soviet Union during the Cold War era, and that Moscow is more dependent on exporting gas than the other way around. Also, with European gas fields nearly spent and Germany phasing out nuclear power, Berlin needs a reliable source of energy to facilitate its long-term shift to renewable sources. Pressuring Russia over Ukraine: At the same time, Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to alleviate fears in Kyiv while meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in May 2018. " The German viewpoint is that Ukraine would have to keep its role as a transit nation after Nord Stream 2 has been completed," she said. " This is a matter of strategic significance."