05:28German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has suggested that Russian military aggression against Ukraine 'would create new conditions' that would put the question of starting operations of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline 'on the table,' Chair of the European Parliament (EP) Defence Subcommittee Nathalie Loiseau said from Kiev on Tuesday.
The French MEP made the comments while speaking alongside Chair of the EP Foreign Affairs Committee David McAllister at a press conference in Kiev.
“The European Parliament has always been crystal clear. There are geopolitical implications of the opening of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, ” said Loiseau, adding the Parliament had always been against the project.
The MEP stated that there are 'ongoing discussions' in member states regarding what to do in case of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“We heard encouraging positions or opinions stated by a number of heads of states and government including the German chancellor, mentioning that a military aggression of Ukraine would create new conditions and that the question of Nord Stream 2 would be on the table," Loiseau continued.
Completed in late 2021, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has become a central point of interest amid Europe's energy crisis and growing tensions along the Russia-Ukraine border. Currently, Russia sends an estimated 230m cubic metres of gas to Europe every day, of which around a third travels through Ukraine. However, when the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is made fully operational, it will be capable of sending 55 billion cubic metres of gas to Germany each year.
Nord Stream 2 must receive regulatory approval from Germany and the EU, something the US and several European countries including Poland and Ukraine have shown resistance to.
In December 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was ready to start exports the minute operations had been signed off on, adding that the undersea gas pipeline would help to calm the surge in European gas prices.
Ukraine: Russian invasion would put Nord Stream 2 'on the table' for Germany, says MEP
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has suggested that Russian military aggression against Ukraine 'would create new conditions' that would put the question of starting operations of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline 'on the table,' Chair of the European Parliament (EP) Defence Subcommittee Nathalie Loiseau said from Kiev on Tuesday.
The French MEP made the comments while speaking alongside Chair of the EP Foreign Affairs Committee David McAllister at a press conference in Kiev.
“The European Parliament has always been crystal clear. There are geopolitical implications of the opening of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, ” said Loiseau, adding the Parliament had always been against the project.
The MEP stated that there are 'ongoing discussions' in member states regarding what to do in case of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“We heard encouraging positions or opinions stated by a number of heads of states and government including the German chancellor, mentioning that a military aggression of Ukraine would create new conditions and that the question of Nord Stream 2 would be on the table," Loiseau continued.
Completed in late 2021, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has become a central point of interest amid Europe's energy crisis and growing tensions along the Russia-Ukraine border. Currently, Russia sends an estimated 230m cubic metres of gas to Europe every day, of which around a third travels through Ukraine. However, when the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is made fully operational, it will be capable of sending 55 billion cubic metres of gas to Germany each year.
Nord Stream 2 must receive regulatory approval from Germany and the EU, something the US and several European countries including Poland and Ukraine have shown resistance to.
In December 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was ready to start exports the minute operations had been signed off on, adding that the undersea gas pipeline would help to calm the surge in European gas prices.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has suggested that Russian military aggression against Ukraine 'would create new conditions' that would put the question of starting operations of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline 'on the table,' Chair of the European Parliament (EP) Defence Subcommittee Nathalie Loiseau said from Kiev on Tuesday.
The French MEP made the comments while speaking alongside Chair of the EP Foreign Affairs Committee David McAllister at a press conference in Kiev.
“The European Parliament has always been crystal clear. There are geopolitical implications of the opening of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, ” said Loiseau, adding the Parliament had always been against the project.
The MEP stated that there are 'ongoing discussions' in member states regarding what to do in case of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“We heard encouraging positions or opinions stated by a number of heads of states and government including the German chancellor, mentioning that a military aggression of Ukraine would create new conditions and that the question of Nord Stream 2 would be on the table," Loiseau continued.
Completed in late 2021, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has become a central point of interest amid Europe's energy crisis and growing tensions along the Russia-Ukraine border. Currently, Russia sends an estimated 230m cubic metres of gas to Europe every day, of which around a third travels through Ukraine. However, when the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is made fully operational, it will be capable of sending 55 billion cubic metres of gas to Germany each year.
Nord Stream 2 must receive regulatory approval from Germany and the EU, something the US and several European countries including Poland and Ukraine have shown resistance to.
In December 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was ready to start exports the minute operations had been signed off on, adding that the undersea gas pipeline would help to calm the surge in European gas prices.