Swiss A court approved the bankruptcy plan of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline operation company, which has never officially opened . The pipeline aims to transport Russian natural gas to Germany, but was frozen before Russia invaded Ukrainian , and its "bankruptcy suspension period" is currently extended by for four months.
According to an announcement released in the official Swiss business communiqué on Thursday, the district court of Switzerland Zugezhou (state) extended the bankruptcy suspension of billion from September 10 to next year November 10. The company is a subsidiary of Gazprom and is headquartered in Zug. A month after Russia invaded Ukraine, operating company has fired all employees of Zug state - according to local officials, there are 10 people.
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In recent months, Russia has increasingly cut the delivery of natural gas to European through Nord Stream 1 to European . Russian Gas Industry Corporation said last week that the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will continue to be closed, saying emergency maintenance is needed to repair key components and accused Western sanctions of hindering the work. Germany denied the statement that sanctions caused technical problems , Russia's halted production is just a political trick .
Russian President Putin still has fantasy about the Nord Stream 2 No. 2, which was promoted with Merkel , and proposed that can transport natural gas to Europe through Nord Stream 2 Putin repeatedly emphasized: as long as Europe accepts it, Russia can immediately start transporting natural gas through Nord Stream 2 1, but this proposal was rejected by Germany without hesitation. In any case, Putin has tried his best to rescue Putin-Merck's political legacy.
