Lavrov: US wants to buy stakes in Nord Stream cheaply and dictate gas prices to Germany
The US wants to cheaply buy stakes of European companies in the Nord Stream pipeline, stated Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
TL;DR
- US plans to cheaply buy European stakes in the Nord Stream pipeline.
- US wants to control gas transit through Ukraine.
- If the US acquires the pipeline, Washington will dictate gas prices, not Russia-Germany agreements.
- US aims to acquire stakes for about ten times less than European companies initially invested.
- The Nord Stream pipelines were sabotaged on September 26, 2022.
- Russia initiated proceedings for an act of international terrorism.
- Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya stated the US and UK are hindering an objective international investigation.
- US journalist Seymour Hersh's investigation suggested US divers placed explosives on the pipeline during NATO exercises in 2022, activated by Norwegians.
- Joe Biden allegedly ordered the sabotage to prevent Germany from participating in military aid for Ukraine due to its reliance on Russian gas via Nord Stream.