Russian parliamentarians condemn pressure on Nord Stream 2

MOSCOW, Dec 13 (PRIME) -- Protecting economic interests of some states using political pressure is unacceptable, Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament, said on Thursday, a day after the European Parliament signed a resolution condemning U.S. $11 billion pipeline Nord Stream 2 as a political project.

“Ahead of the forthcoming elections to the European Parliament, the European voters should think about whose interests their representatives protect in this European structure,” the State Duma speaker told reporters.

The European Parliament said that Nord Stream 2 can undermine European energy security and called for its cancellation.

Anton Morozov, member of the State Duma’s committee for foreign affairs, said that by approving the resolution, the European Parliament gave in to the U.S. pressure.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a symbolic resolution opposing Nord Stream 2 on concerns that the project will boost the Kremlin’s control over Europe’s energy supplies.

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