The '''Nord Stream II''' pipeline is a joint [[Russia]]-[[German]] project to build a gas pipeline directly between Russia and Germany beneath the [[Baltic Sea]] to avoid disruption of service in the event that Russia cuts off gas supplies to [[Ukraine]]. It was begun in response to the [[Magnitsky Act]] sanctions after the [[Crimean Annexation]] in 2014. The project is being built by [[Gazprom]].
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[[File:Nord Stream II Lubmin.jpg|right|400px|thumb|German protest against Russian sanctions and for opening the Nord Stream pipeline on the morning before the U.S. environmental terrorist attack on the pipeline.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-blew-russian-gas-pipelines-nord-stream-1-2-says-former-polish-defense-minister</ref>]]
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The '''Nord Stream II''' pipeline is a joint [[Russia]]-[[German]] project to build a gas pipeline directly between Russia and Germany beneath the [[Baltic Sea]] to avoid disruption of service in the event that Russia cuts off gas supplies to [[Ukraine]]. It was begun in response to the [[Magnitsky Act]] sanctions after the [[Crimean Annexation]] in 2014. The project was being built by [[Gazprom]].