Germans angry at having to pay for gas transit through Ukraine
German magazine Der Spiegel published an article about the Russian gas pipeline “Nord Stream 2” being ready to go into operation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the pipeline was ready for operation. Gazprom chief Alexei Miller said that the first and second lines of the pipeline were under pressure and were fully ready for operation.
What is the user response?
The document says that Russia is allegedly “increasing pressure” on Germany. The publication also reiterates negative attitudes towards the project from the United States and Ukraine, which fear losing revenue from Russian gas transit.
The publication drew attention to the reaction from German readers in the comments:
“I can no longer listen to the media and politicians whining about Ukraine’s billions of dollars in losses. German consumers pay the entire burden of subsidizing the Ukrainian state budget with gas prices and partly with electricity prices,” one user wrote.
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“Why should we be responsible for the growth of transit fees for Ukraine when there is a much cheaper transport route?” another user asked. Other commentators supported this stance.
At the same time, former US President's national security adviser John Bolton said that Russia should liquidate its military bases abroad, otherwise it needs to immediately cancel "Nord Stream 2".
