Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Context

• The US, which had previously imposed sanctions to prevent the completion of a major new gas pipeline between Russia and Germany, has now signalled its approval for the project.

About

• In 2015, the Russian energy major Gazprom and five other European firms decided to build Nord Stream 2, pipeline. The 1,200-km pipeline will run from Ust-Luga in Russia to Greifswald in Germany through the Baltic Sea.
• It will carry 55 billion cubic metres of gas per year.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/nord-stream-pipeline-us-germany-7417589/