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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 [[Annexation of Crimea]] in 2014.