The Kremlin has said the U.S. should mind its own business when it comes to Moscow’s work on the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline and focus on power outages in Texas instead.
Millions of people in Texas were left without power and drinking water this week due to an abnormally severe winter storm. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is reportedly considering new sanctions on Nord Stream 2, which will carry Russian natural gas to Germany and western Europe beneath the Baltic Sea once complete.
The pipeline “has absolutely nothing to do with the energy supply of the United States,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said to reporters Thursday, according to Interfax.
“It makes sense for our American partners to be less interested in Nord Stream 2 and more interested in Texas’ heat and energy supply,” Peskov added.
Russia and the U.S. have long been at odds over the $11 billion pipeline’s construction, which resumed on Feb. 6 after coming to a halt last year amid pressure from the Trump administration.
Washington argues that Nord Stream 2 will allow Moscow to wield its energy resources to exert political influence in Europe.
At his annual press conference in December, Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that the pipeline will be completed.
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Texas will survive without power for a few days. Not sure Muscovy will survive without Nord Stream to blackmail Europe.
We are not mafia land. We can do multitasking. We can take care of our people and “take care” of our enemies all at the same time.
Muscovy once again whining about the US. Their propaganda outfits are concentrating on how bad the US is compared to Russia, maybe they can watch this nice live action video. It’s taking place somewhere no Russian Lada spacecraft will ever see. Of course no mention of this remarkable feat on Kremlin Today.
It’s absolutely amazing. Imagine travelling half a billion kilometers in 6 months. Then unleash a robot that weighs 1,000 kg and powered by nuclear fuel.
Meanwhile in the Russia; where was that cheese recipe again?
Maybe Russia should worry more about their lack of sanitation facilities and abysmal life expectancy than the short term problems in Texas.