NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine cannot defeat alone the implementation of Russian Nord Stream II gas pipeline project, bypassing the territory of Ukraine on the bottom of the Baltic Sea, and therefore the company needs the help of the government and the U.S. Senate, according to the press service of Naftogaz, citing CEO Andriy Kobolyev.
"Preventing Nord Stream II is a mutual interest of the United States and Ukraine. Naftogaz is fighting to stop this dangerous project, which would increase the dependence of America's European allies on Russia and make them far more susceptible to Russian influence. But Russia has many Western partners in this project. Naftogaz can't defeat Nord Stream II alone. We need the support of the United States. We need the United States to make clear that it will not allow Europe to become more dependent on Russia," Kobolyev said during a trip to Washington.
Kobolyev echoed this message in his meeting with Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission.
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