Medvedev says Russia may file suit to protect Nord Stream-2

MOSCOW, Feb 1 (PRIME) -- Russia may enact legal means of protection for the Nord Stream-2 natural gas pipeline, but position of the country leaders  and businesses matters here, Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, told reporters on Monday.

“If there is any reason for that, we may definitely file a suit to court. We should only understand which court we need,” he said

Russia may file a suit to the national courts or contract courts. “We need to look into where such disputes are heard. We may even file to an American court, but it will take too long, and we are not sure that an American court will be objective in this matter,” he said.

“Nevertheless, position of the country and business leaders … They should say their word.”

Medvedev is also sure that the pipeline would be finished. Russia and Europe need that pipeline, and economic reasons should overweigh politics. The only issue now is the time it would take to finish the pipeline, he said.

The Nord Stream-2 project envisages construction of two lines of a natural gas pipeline with an annual capacity of up to 55 billion cubic meters, running from the Russian shore to Germany under the Baltic Sea. Russian gas giant Gazprom is implementing the project together with Germany’s Uniper and Wintershall, Royal Dutch Shell, Austria’s OMV, and France’s Engie.

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