Putin Says Can Ship More Gas to EU Once Nord Stream 2 Approved
- Nord Stream 2 operator awaits regulatory certification
- Gazprom said it could deliver 5.6bcm via the link this year
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Russia is able to start gas deliveries via the controversial Nord Stream 2 link immediately after it gets regulatory approval, according to Vladimir Putin.
“The first pipe of Nord Stream 2 is filled with gas. If the German regulator allows supplies tomorrow, deliveries will begin the day after tomorrow,” the Russian president said at the annual Kremlin-backed Valdai Discussion Club meeting in Sochi Thursday. The second of the route’s two lines could be ready in December, he said.