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Analyst: Denmark is afraid of responsibility in the Nord Stream-2 issue
Denmark recognized the impossibility of blocking the "Nord Stream-2". Copenhagen was between the hammer and the anvil, an assessment of the situation on the radio Sputnik radio gave analyst Igor Yushkov.
The Danish government can not block the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, Prime Minister Lars Lecke Rasmussen said after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
According to the Danish TV channel TV2, Rasmussen added that Denmark does not have legal opportunities to prevent the implementation of this project, but there are opportunities to slow it down.
At the same time, the Prime Minister noted that the Government of Denmark has not yet decided to issue a permit for the construction of Nord Stream 2 in the Danish maritime zone in the Baltic Sea.
Earlier, Merkel said after negotiations with Rasmussen that Ukraine, despite the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, should continue to play a role in gas transit.
Leading analyst of the National Energy Security Fund, lecturer of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation Igor Yushkov on the radio Sputnik commented on Denmark's position.
"Denmark is between a hammer and an anvil, and I think that they deliberately publicly declare that they can not prohibit the construction of the Northern Stream-2, that is, they will issue a permit." I think this is a certain signal from the US: if you want us to "The Danes simply want to absolve themselves of responsibility and show that now they will issue a permit, and if the Americans want to block, then let them take on this responsibility," Igor Yushkov said.
In his opinion, Denmark's decision is not final.
"I think the risks remain, because it was the Danes, under the pressure of the Americans, that passed a special law that would have to consider Gazprom's application not only from an environmental point of view but also from the point of view of national security. responsibility for these complex issues.If to block, it means that the Americans should do this and openly say so that everyone understands that this decision is not from Denmark, but from the US While the decision of Berlin is outweighed and the responsibility for granting permission is not the Danes They want to take it on, they want to transfer it to Berlin.This position: we are on the side, big uncles will decide everything, and we are a peaceful small country, we want to live peacefully, "said Igor Yushkov.
The Nord Stream-2 project involves the construction of two strings with a total capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year. Pipes lay from the coast of Russia through the Baltic Sea to Germany, next to the current "Nord Stream".
The permission for the construction of the gas pipeline on the territory of their countries has already been issued by Germany and Finland.
The operator of the project - Nord Stream 2 AG remained to receive the consent of Russia, Sweden and Denmark.
Link: https://ria.ru/radio_brief/20180413/1518532571.html
