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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]].

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]].

Sabotage of the pipeline in the summer of 2022, presumably by haters of [[Russia]], have caused a ‘colossal amount’ of leaked methane, twice initial estimates," which "is equivalent to third of Denmark’s annual CO2 emissions or 1.3m cars."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/28/nord-stream-methane-gas-leaks-may-be-biggest-ever-with-warning-large-climate-risk</ref>

Sabotage of the pipeline in the summer of 2022, presumably by haters of [[Russia]], have caused a ‘colossal amount’ of leaked [[methane]], twice initial estimates," which "is equivalent to third of [[Denmark]]’s annual CO2 emissions or 1.3m [[car]]s."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/28/nord-stream-methane-gas-leaks-may-be-biggest-ever-with-warning-large-climate-risk</ref>

==Russian sanctions==

==Russian sanctions==