U.S. Says Russian Gas Link Hurts European Security
- Tillerson says the U.S. joins Poland in opposing Nord Stream 2
- U.S. wants to aid diversification of European energy supplies
This article is for subscribers only.
The expansion of Russia’s gas pipeline to Germany under the Baltic Sea, which bypasses a number of east European nations, will allow the Kremlin to use energy as a “political tool,” U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in Warsaw.
Tillerson, speaking to reporters after meeting with Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Saturday, said Europe should seek to diversify energy supplies. The U.S. saw the contested Nord Stream 2 link as “undermining Europe’s overall energy stability and security,” he said.