Russia’s willingness to sign a long-term transit contract with Ukraine under European rules is largely related to the upcoming U.S. sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, CEO of NJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy Andriy Kobolev has said.
“Our counterparties have very serious concerns about the imposition of U.S. sanctions. I definitely know that lobbyists from Gazprom in the U.S. Senate have put a lot of effort and say: everything is fine, don’t worry, there will be an agreement, there’s no need to impose sanctions,” Kobolev told Radio NV (Novoe Vremya) on Friday.
Kobolev expressed the hope that U.S. President Donald Trump would sign the Senate bill and the sanctions would come into effect, which “will greatly help Ukraine both in the negotiations and in the future.”
(c) Interfax
The sanctions on Nord Stream are part of the defense budget, so I very much doubt Trump can pick and choose which bits to sign, it’s all or nothing. Plus the sanctions will benefit Ukraine, but are not the main reason for them. So I fully expect Nord Stream to be sanctioned anyway.
THATS FOR SURE.
These sanctions are attached to NDAA purposely. It is a ” must pass” bill which Trump has no choice but to sign.
Russia readiness to sign connected to the imminent sanctions ?
Do ya think ?
Russia have no idea about democracy. They think Trump has the power of Putin, who makes his own laws as he sees fit.