Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East, responded to a fake news story from Politico claiming the Trump administration is considering lifting sanctions against Russia. Rubio and Witkoff labeled the story as “totally fictitious.”
Officials in Germany were provided with intelligence detailing a Ukrainian plot to blow up the Nord Stream pipelines months before the attack took place, but the warnings were ignored and no preventative measures were taken, an investigation has claimed.
Czech President Petr Pavel said that attacking the partially German-owned Nord Stream pipelines would have been a “legitimate” target for Ukraine.
German lawmakers demanded reparations and the cessation of arms deliveries to Ukraine over Kyiv’s alleged role in the Nord Stream sabotage.
Swedish officials decided to close their investigation into the September 2022 explosions on the underwater Nord Stream gas pipelines.
The bombing of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines was reportedly orchestrated by Roman Chervinsky, a senior Ukrainian military officer.
A Swiss court has granted a six-month “stay of bankruptcy” to the operating company for the never-opened Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
164 feet of Nord Stream One is gone following the alleged sabotage of the pipelines, which is confirmed to have been caused by an explosion.
A declassified document has shown the German government determined that energy security “won’t be jeopardised” by reliance on Russian gas.
Swedish conservative and populist parties have expressed opposition to allowing the repair of the damaged Nord Stream pipelines as Swedish investigators have confirmed they were damaged by explosions.
The Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) has warned about the vulnerability of the Nord Stream pipeline to attack for well over a decade.
During an interview with Bloomberg recorded on September 7 and aired on Wednesday’s edition of “The David Rubenstein Show, Peer to Peer Conversations,” National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan responded to a question on whether there was anything the Biden administration
Eurocrats in Brussels are looking to force EU member states to cut gas usage by 15 per cent in the hopes of surviving the coming cold winter.
An unrepentant Angela Merkel has refused to accept any blame for failing to prevent or indeed enable the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Vulnerable Democrat Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), who will have a tough reelection battle, found a way around his “no-corporate PAC pledge.” Throughout the last 18 months, he has accepted campaign contributions from business and professional interest groups.
Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder should resign from his board positions on several state-owned Russian energy firms, current chancellor Olaf Scholz has said.
Wednesday, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) ripped President Joe Biden for canceling the Keystone XL pipeline on his first day in office while also delaying action on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that his government will block the approval of Russia’s natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz shied away from backing Biden’s pledge to “bring an end” to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline should Russia invade Ukraine.
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Cavuto Live,” House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said that President Joe Biden didn’t lift sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, he just chose not to impose the
Tuesday on “CNN Newsroom,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) echoed concerns about the Nord Stream 2 pipeline’s role in the ongoing tension between Russia and Ukraine.
Michael Savage said Biden is “wagging the dog” by entering into a potentially major conflict with Russia and the U.S. has “zero national interest” in Ukraine.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday told Americans to leave Ukraine amid Russian aggression.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” State Department Spokesman Ned Price said the State Department opposes Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) push to impose sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline because sanctioning the pipeline “would undermine” the “most potent
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) called for President Joe Biden to shut down the Nord Stream 2 pipeline until Russia moves its troops away from Ukraine. Scott said, [relevant remarks begin
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) pushed for sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline regardless of whether or not Russia invades Ukraine Graham said sanctioning Nord Stream 2 regardless of whether or
On Tuesday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) said that Russia knows Europe depends on them for energy and sees that “if there’s opportunity for weakness, it comes because of the need for energy.” Quigley said, “The Russians have always
On Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that reversing his “surrender to Putin” and canceling the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is “the single best thing” President Joe Biden could do to counteract Russia. Cruz stated, “This is
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) stated that it’s “clearly to our advantage” and detrimental to Russia to stop the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from going online and that he believes if Russia were to
On Monday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) argued that if completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline isn’t blocked, Vladimir Putin will have “checkmate on Europe” and any sanctions on Russia won’t work
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) argued that President Joe Biden “will go down in history as one of the most, if not the most pro-Russian U.S. president that we’ve ever seen”
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) tied Russia’s increased aggression towards Ukraine to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and argued that Vladimir Putin “knows when he controls Europe’s gas” through the pipeline, “he
The approval of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia was outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “biggest mistake”, said Donald Tusk.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Joe Biden the political and energy security issues related to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany were a big concern for Ukraine.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm responded to a question on the Biden administration blocking the Keystone XL Pipeline and increasing regulations on domestic energy production while lifting sanctions on the Nord
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,” Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) said that he thinks he can get enough support for his legislation to bring back the sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that President
As I write this on Memorial Day weekend, I find myself feeling a special sense of gratitude to the men and women who have served in our armed forces and sacrificed their lives for our liberty.
