The situation around Ukraine requires the EU to adopt new sanctions against Russia . But restrictive measures against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline will initiate & nbsp; they are not worth it because it will be incredibly difficult to implement them. Friedrich Merz, the presidential candidate of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), said that recognizing the gas pipeline as an economic project was a mistake. But it will be very difficult to fix, because “ this pipeline divides Europe. & # 39; & # 39;
According to the politician, sanctions against “ oligarch families & # 39; & # 39; much more effective. Russia. If they are no longer able to fly to Paris and New York for purchases, it destabilizes the political system in Russia.
Now Nord Stream 2; is approved by the German Federal Network Agency. It is temporarily suspended & ndash; Nord Sream 2 AG is to establish a subsidiary in Germany. The approval process will then continue. This will probably take several months.
Moscow has repeatedly stated that it is not going to attack anyone. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that no one should be afraid of the movement of the Russian army on its territory.