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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 is 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 is being built by [[Gazprom]].

On February 22, 2022, [[Germany]] halted approval of this pipeline, as retaliation for troop movements by [[Russia]] concerning [[Ukraine]].<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/22/germany-halts-certification-of-nord-stream-2-amid-russia-ukraine-crisis.html</ref>  Energy prices in [[Europe]] skyrocketed tenfold between 2021 and 2022, and are expected to rise even higher with the political delay of approval of this pipeline.  To appease [[Leftist]] [[environmentalists]], Germany dismantled all 17 of its [[nuclear power]] plants, despite being [[carbon]]-free clean energy.

On February 22, 2022, [[Germany]] halted approval of this pipeline, as retaliation for troop movements by [[Russia]] concerning [[Ukraine]].<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/22/germany-halts-certification-of-nord-stream-2-amid-russia-ukraine-crisis.html</ref>  Energy prices in [[Europe]] skyrocketed tenfold between 2021 and 2022, and are expected to rise even higher with the political delay of approval of this pipeline.  To appease [[Leftist]] [[environmentalists]], Germany dismantled all 17 of its [[nuclear power]] plants, despite being [[carbon]]-free clean energy.