Germany trusts Russia to buy gas

The German Government's representative in the field of cooperation with Russia - Dirk Wiese recently shared on ARD television channel that Germany firmly supports the Nord Stream-2 project despite the possibility of sanctions due to the Russian partner itself.

Accordingly, Mr. Dirk Wiese believes that Russia is a reliable supplier. This makes Germany support the Russian gas pipeline project and ensure that the transit of Ukrainian gas takes place as planned. Gas transit through Ukraine is one of the conditions that helps the Nord Stream-2 project avoid sanctions from the US. "Russia has always been a reliable supplier, and up to now that is still true," Mr. Wiese noted.

Germany plans to abandon coal and nuclear, and will use gas in the next 20 years, Mr. Wiese stressed. Russia is still the partner Berlin needs to "guarantee 100% of energy, and we need natural gas for the transition period".

Earlier, in a message to national leaders at the Davos Forum, German Chancellor Angela Merkel also stated that Germany wants to give up coal and nuclear. Berlin cannot do without Russian gas.

For the Berlin government, the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline project is of course an important economic project for both Russia and Germany, and the country will never abandon a project that is beneficial to the country.

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According to the head of the German Economy Ministry, Mr. Peter Altmayer, told the Handelsblatt newspaper, Nord Stream-2 "is not a boy to be beaten" and emphasized that the German government has no legal basis to intervene in the construction of Nord Stream-2 because it is located at sea.

The German Parliament also agrees with the leadership's view that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is not political in nature, it does not lead to Europe's dependence on Russia for energy, but to mutual dependence on both sides.

Mr. Yuri Solozobov - head of the Center for International Energy Policy in a conversation with RT commented that criticism from the US side towards the Nord Stream-2 project is only aimed at seeking benefits for the US.

In this situation, the US wants to become the “main distributor” or “overall operator of the gas market in Europe”.

Currently, the US is imposing its foreign policy and political orientation on Europe. If in the future, Washington continues to disrupt the energy cooperation between Russia and the EU, taking control of most of the European gas market, the dependence of EU members on the US will be even greater.