EU Eyes Nord Stream 2 Sanctions to Stamp Out Russian Gas Return
A gas receiving compressor station for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in Lubmin, Germany.
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/BloombergThe European Union is nearing a decision to include the Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines linking Germany and Russia in a fresh proposal of sanctions against Moscow amid persistent rumors about reviving flows that the bloc wants to stop.
The European Commission will start consulting member states as early as today on banning the links that run under the Baltic Sea and a decision will take into account recent developments in talks to end the war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter who requested not to be identified because discussions are private.