
European Parliament call for halt to Russian gas pipeline
Germany has come under increased pressure to halt a Russian gas pipeline following the detention in Moscow of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The European Parliament has backed a call for Nord Stream 2 to be scrapped. MEPs called on EU states to impose sanctions on any Russians involved in jailing Mr Navalny after he returned from Germany where he had been recovering from a nerve agent attack. The US has imposed sanctions on a Russian ship laying the pipeline, Washington argues the project will increase Russian influence over Europe. The US Treasury’s action against the ship Fortuna came in the … Continue reading European Parliament call for halt to Russian gas pipeline