That's bunk and you know it!
That is such a convoluted story.
With the pipeline destroyed, Russia could no longer supply Europe through Germany. How could Russia profit from renegotiated contracts if they could no longer deliver?
On top of that, only our US Navy could have destroyed the Nord Stream pipeline the way it was done.
That's bunk and you know it!
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) questions Victoria Nuland, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee to examine U.S.-Russia policy.'I Don't Want That Pipeline Operational': GOP Sen. Presses Witness On Nord Stream 2
Senator, thanks for thanks for that statement of of unity and for... for your strong statement here today. As we discussed last night in some detail, what we are talking about would amount to essentially isolating Russia completely from the Global Financial System with all of the fallout that that would entail for Russian business, for the Russian people, for their ability to to work and travel and trade, and we are looking at the full suite of options. I think in the... in the context of the diplomacy that we are doing and the work that we're doing internally I was gratified to have a chance to go through some of those specific measures in the classified session yesterday, but going beyond that in this open session I think doesn't um help us get from here to there but we every... everything is on the table I would say if if that is helpful.Stop your mendacity! Our Under Secretary of State Warlord, Vicky Nuland, said it would be stopped and it was. End of story!One thing that I believe certainly the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is pretty unified on it, may not be unanimous, was our support for sanctions against Nord Stream 2 pipeline and that I think we were all, many of us, were very disappointed that those sanctions were not fully implemented and the construction continued. I can't think of a more powerful way to punish Russian aggression than by rolling back what progress has been made and if at all possible uh prevent the Nord Stream two from ever being completed. Is that something that is being discussed with allies? Is that something that's being contemplated?
Absolutely, and as if as you recall from the July - U.S. German statement, that was very much uh in that statement, that if, that any moves Russian aggression against Ukraine uh would have a direct impact on the pipeline and that is our expectation and the conversation that we're having.
So again, direct impact is one thing but I'm...I'm literally talking about rolling back the the pipeline. You know you can loosely define that, but I mean taking action that will prevent it from ever becoming operational.
I think if President Putin moves on Ukraine, our expectation is that the pipeline will be suspended.
Well, I certainly hope that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee would take up legislation to go beyond just suspending it, but from ending it permanently. But anyway thank you Under Secretary Nuland.