Trump calls Nord Stream 2 pipeline a “horrible thing”
Gaz JEFF COELHO London
(Montel) US president Donald Trump on Friday called the Nord Stream 2 pipeline a “horrible thing” and warned that “it’s a tragedy” for Germany to allow billions of dollars into Russia’s coffers. “I think it’s a horrible thing what Germany is doing,” Trump told reporters at a joint press conference with Theresa May at the UK prime minister’s country residence Chequers. He said the gas pipeline would mean that Germany will get 60-70% of its energy from Russia. “How can you be working for peace and working from strength when someone has that kind of power over your country,” Trump said. “I think it’s very bad for Germany, very bad for the German people.” The USD 11.7bn Nord Stream 2 is due to be completed in 2019 and will stretch 745 miles through the Baltic Sea to Germany. It will follow the track of the existing Nord Stream 1, doubling the pipeline’s annual capacity to 110bcm.
https://www.montelnews.com/fr/story/trump-calls-nord-stream-2-pipeline-a-horrible-thing/917722
18 February 2019
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Pence, Merkel face off over Nord Stream 2 at Munich Security Conference
Die Welt / Reuters
US Vice President Mike Pence has issued a warning to Germany over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline at the Munich Security Conference this weekend, reports Die Welt. His comments came after Merkel delivered a speech defending the project: ”It is right and important that Europe in some way retains sovereignty over its gas supply and the diversity of its gas supply," she said.
“We cannot strengthen the West by becoming dependent on the East,” Pence told reporters after meeting with Merkel in Munich, Reuters reports.
The US opposes the pipeline, which would deliver natural gas from Russia to Germany. American officials have argued the pipeline will make Europe too dependent on Russia, and would prefer European states to import LNG from US producers. At a joint conference with US representatives, German economy and energy minister Peter Altmaier last week sought to smoothen tensions with the US, announcing that Germany eyes opening its first own LNG import terminal soon and enable direct gas trade with the US.
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/pence-merkel-face-over-nord-stream-2-munich-security-conference
12 March 2019
Lavrov: Threats of sanctions against Nord Stream 2 contradict international law
The Russian top diplomat noted that Washington’s manner "to dictate everything to everyone means no good"
https://tass.com/economy/1048331
10 April 2019
Pompeo is questioned about the Nord Stream 2 pipeline by Wyoming Senator Barrasso
On German-Russian Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline:
“One of the other topics you and I had a chance to discuss was Nord Stream 2. “It came up when we were at the Munich Defense Conference and continues to come up for discussion. “To me, its Putin’s pipeline. It’s a trap. A Russian trap the Germans are seemingly willing to enter into. “And I would just like your thoughts on are there things Germany has done over the last year to ensure that Nord Stream 2 would either not proceed without guarantees that Russian oil will be able to continue to be exported through Ukraine? “Because questions were raised earlier about Ukraine and the stability of that country. I think Senator Portman is heading there right after the elections. Some of us were there right before the first round of the elections.
Click here for video of Barrasso questioning Pompeo about German-
https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2019/4/barrasso-questions-sec-pompeo-on-nord-stream-2-pipeline-turkey-buying-s-400-missiles-and-isis
03 May 2019
Trump Says He Discussed the ‘Russian Hoax’ in a Phone Call With Putin
WASHINGTON — President Trump telephoned President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Friday for what both men described as a lengthy, positive conversation, in which they dismissed two years of investigations into Russia’s intervention in the 2016 presidential campaign as a “Russian Hoax” and a mountain that “ended up being a mouse.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/us/politics/trump-putin-phone-call.html
04 October 2019
Trump has spoken privately with Putin at least 16 times. Here’s what we know about the conversations.
By Adam Taylor Oct. 4, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. PDT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/10/04/trump-has-spoken-privately-with-putin-least-times-heres-what-we-know-about-conversations/
11 December 2019
Lavrov visits the White House.
18 December 2019
Russia's top general warns NATO could spark 'large-scale military conflict' by staging exercises near eastern European border
• Valery Gerasimov said NATO's activities have heightened tensions with Russia
• NATO has staged drills in nations including Norway, Latvia and Estonia this year
• Moscow has also held extensive war games with relations at a 30-year low
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7805875/Russias-general-warns-NATO-preparing-large-scale-military-conflict.html
20 December 2019
President Donald Trump has signed a law that will impose sanctions on any firm that helps Russia's state-owned gas company, Gazprom, finish a pipeline into the European Union.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50875935
23 December 2019
Russia to retaliate for US sanctions against Nord Stream 2
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian government has vowed to retaliate against U.S. sanctions on a new Russia-Germany pipeline, work on which was suspended on Saturday. U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation last week that provides for sanctions against individuals and companies involved with the vessels laying the Nord Stream 2 pipeline under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany. The move prompted a Swiss company that operates ships laying sections of the pipeline to suspend the work.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday that Moscow will take measures of “reciprocity” over the sanctions, which Russia considers unacceptable. “How and when it will be done remains a question of Russia’s national interests,” Peskov told reporters on Monday, adding that the Kremlin still hopes to complete Nord Stream 2. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated the sentiment, saying that Russia would respond to “these absolutely unacceptable, blunt actions that violate all norms of international law and diplomatic and human decency” after some “cool-headed analysis” of the situation.
https://apnews.com/d9be604ed8628e46dc526302a672297e
26 December 2019
Russia can complete Nord Stream 2 pipeline by itself: Kremlin
Russia's energy minister says despite US sanctions, Moscow will proceed to finish the Baltic Sea pipeline. Germany is dependent on imports for 92% of its gas needs; Washington wants a slice of the lucrative supply trade.
29 December 2019
“The Kremlin issued a brief statement saying Vladimir Putin had initiated a call to thank Trump for information provided by the United States that helped foil a [New Year’s] terrorist attack in St. Petersburg.” Trump was invited to attend May Day festivities in Moscow by Putin.
Trump's latest call with Putin raises more questions than it answers
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/30/politics/trump-call-putin-readout-terror-attack/index.html
Updated 6:56 PM ET, Mon December 30, 2019
03 January 2020
Qasem Soleimani is assassinated by Trump.
09 March 2020
Russian-Saudi Oil Price War helps to crash stock market.
11 March 2020
PUTIN'S INTERVIEW TO TASS10 MAR, 23:42
US would like to see Ukraine live under its control on Russian money — Putin
Putin explained that to a certain extent he was referring to the money Moscow was paying for transiting gas to Europe through Ukraine
14 March 2020
Trump to fill U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve “to the very top”
By STEPHEN CUNNINGHAM, JENNIFER A. DLOUHY AND ARI NATTER on 3/14/2020
30 March 2020
Trump phone call with Putin. He discusses what is being framed as the “Russian-Saudi Oil War.” The framing is interesting because it leaves out the fact that the American Fracking industry is the biggest casualty of the war.
“Trump says he will speak with Putin to discuss oil market and trade”
By Betsy Klein, CNN
Updated 9:09 AM ET, Mon March 30, 2020
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/30/politics/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-oil-trade/index.html
10 April 2020
Trump talks to Putin for a second consecutive day discussing the coronavirus crisis and oil production.
Trump, Putin speak for second consecutive day
BY BRETT SAMUELS - 04/10/20 11:31 AM EDT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/492190-trump-putin-speak-for-second-consecutive-day
12 April 2020
Trump and Putin talk this Sunday.
President Trump 'talked about nuclear weapons' with Vladimir Putin in a call to the Kremlin over the weekend as START Treaty's expiration looms
President Trump told reporters Monday that he discussed nuclear arms control during his latest conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin
The president shared phone call with Putin on Sunday just hours after he helped broker a historic deal with the OPEC+ to shore up plummeting oil prices
Trump revealed the contents of the call during the White House's daily coronavirus press briefing on Monday evening
'We did talk about the arms. Yes, we did,' Trump told reporters from the podium. 'It was a very important part of the call actually'
Though Trump failed to divulge specifics the Russian president's press secretary said Putin and Trump spoke of the START Treaty, which is set to expire next year
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8216245/President-Trump-talked-nuclear-weapons-Vladimir-Putin-call-weekend.html
17 April 2020
Secretary Pompeo’s Call with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
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The below is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus:
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Secretary Pompeo and Foreign Minister Lavrov discussed next steps in the bilateral Strategic Security Dialogue, taking into account the COVID-19 pandemic. The Secretary emphasized that any future arms control talks must be based on President Trump’s vision for a trilateral arms control agreement that includes both Russia and China. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister also discussed bilateral issues, including the detention of U.S. citizens.
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