Thanks to the project, Europe will maintain its strong dependence on Russian gas.
According to columnist John Ruhl,“Nord Stream-2 & #8221; will create a lot of problems for Ukraine.
The journalist noted that after the opening of the gas pipeline, Nezalezhnaya will not be able to expect a violent outrage at the international level, due to new circumstances.
In his article for the National Interest, Ruhl emphasizes that the gas pipeline retains Europe’s strong dependence on Russian gas.
Nevertheless, the new gas transit highway threatens the energy and national security of countries such as Ukraine and Poland.
& #8220;The desire of the European Union to act as an intermediary [for Ukraine] will decrease”, & # 8211; the journalist writes.
He stressed that against the background of the upcoming significant reduction in gas transit through Ukraine, Kiev may not only lose economic benefits, but also lose access to an energy source altogether.
Earlier, topNews wrote that the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, spoke about the Nord Stream-2. He called the gas pipeline a trump card in the hands of the Russian leadership.