Germany could reduce Nord Stream 2 flows

Germany’s Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has responded to Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian ships off the coast of Crimea by calling for Berlin to cut gas flows through the planned Nord Stream 2 pipeline


Nord Stream 2: Russian gas pipeline due to supply 55 billion cubic metres of gas per year to European markets from late 2019

Nov 25, Kerch Strait: Russia seizes three Ukrainian naval vessels and 24 crew members

Kramp-Karrenbauer – frontrunner to replace Angela Merkel as leader of Germany’s biggest
political party – has said EU and U.S. should consider barring entry to Russian ships originating from Sea of Azov in response to incident


Nord Stream pipeline (operational in 2011)

Nord Stream 2 (under construction)

Other Russian gas pipelines

North Sea
Greifswald
Berlin
GERMANY
AUSTRIA
Baltic Sea
POLAND
CZECH REP.
SLOVAKIA
HUNGARY
FINLAND
Vyborg
Ust-Luga
BELARUS
ROMANIA
Moscow
RUSSIA
Kiev
UKRAINE
CRIMEA
Sea of Azov
Black Sea

250km 150 miles


Sources: ENTSOG, Gazprom, Reuters 
Picture: Associated Press 
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