In May 2021 [[Joe Biden]] waived sanctions against the project and its CEO, Matthias Warnig,<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/18/biden-sanctions-nord-stream-pipeline-489437</ref> a former [[East German]] [[Stasi]] agent who partnered with the [[KGB]] while[[Vladimir Putin]] served in [[Berlin]] in the 1980s.<ref>https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-nord-streams-matthias-warnig-putins-friend-from-east-germany/a-56328159</ref> The waivers were issued only one week after a cyberattack emanating from Russia shut down the Colonial Pipeline, resulting in shortages and gas lines in the eastern United States—for which Biden absolved Putin before an investigation started.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/05/20/what-we-know-about-darkside-the-russian-hacker-group-that-just-wrecked-havoc-on-the-east-coast/</ref> The reversal of Trump-era policies made Biden appear to be a Putin puppet.<ref>https://dennismichaellynch.com/daily-newsletter/</ref> CDMedia reported, | In May 2021 [[Joe Biden]] waived sanctions against the project and its CEO, Matthias Warnig,<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/18/biden-sanctions-nord-stream-pipeline-489437</ref> a former [[East German]] [[Stasi]] agent who partnered with the [[KGB]] while[[Vladimir Putin]] served in [[Berlin]] in the 1980s.<ref>https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-nord-streams-matthias-warnig-putins-friend-from-east-germany/a-56328159</ref> The waivers were issued only one week after a cyberattack emanating from Russia shut down the Colonial Pipeline, resulting in shortages and gas lines in the eastern United States—for which Biden absolved Putin before an investigation started.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/05/20/what-we-know-about-darkside-the-russian-hacker-group-that-just-wrecked-havoc-on-the-east-coast/</ref> The reversal of Trump-era policies made Biden appear to be a Putin puppet.<ref>https://dennismichaellynch.com/daily-newsletter/</ref> CDMedia reported, |