We may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. The US President was accused of allowing Russia to tighten its supply tighten after he waived sanctions on Nord Stream 2 back in May. Nord Stream 2 will carry gas from Russia into Germany, bypassing Poland and Ukraine once it begins operations. The company's administration was lifted by Mr Biden s administration. A State Department report sent to Congress warned that Nord Stream 2 AG and its CEO, Matthias Warnig, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, engaged in sanctioned activities.
Washington waived the sanctions. Mr Biden's critics said this suggests that he gave the pipeline his blessing. Jake Evans, a Republican candidate for Congress, wrote on Twitter : Friendly reminder that Joe Biden has approved the Russian Nord Stream 2 Pipeline and shut down the American Keystone XL Pipeline. Biden has been repeatedly slammed for his move. The Biden administration is sending a message of weakness and appeasement to opponents, encouraging and emboldening them, according to a Republican Senator from Wisconsin Ron Johnson. The comments came after a group of US Senate republicans said they introduced legislation that would impose mandatory sanctions on Nord Stream 2. Senator Jim Risch, who was the leader of six lawmakers, offered the measure as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, a sweeping defence policy bill that Congress passes every year.