Can Europe escape Gazprom’s energy stranglehold?
By DW
18 July 2021 |
10:48 am
When it comes to gas supplies to the EU, Russia's state-owned corporation steps on the brakes. Is Russia building up political pressure in order to push through the operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline?
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