Putin Says German Gas Pipeline Expansion Isn't Against Ukraine
- Putin says Nord Stream-2 link targets EU increasing gas needs
- New project has nothing to do with Ukraine transit, Putin says
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Russia’s plan to expand a natural gas pipeline directly to Germany, bypassing Ukraine, isn’t intended to reduce the importance of existing supply routes, according to President Vladimir Putin.
The new Baltic Sea link, known as Nord Stream-2, “is not designed to strip anybody of transit opportunities” and will help Europe offset declining domestic gas production, Putin said Tuesday at a forum organized by VTB Capital in Moscow.