Since Trump came to power, the United States' suppression of Russia has been escalating. On the one hand, the NATO group led by the United States has been constantly advancing eastward and deploying troops at Russia's doorstep. On the other hand, US warships have continued to invade Black Sea , provoking Russia's territorial sovereignty. In addition, the United States has also launched large-scale economic sanctions on Russia. However, Russia did not surrender. On the contrary, Russia took counterattack measures against relatives. In military terms, the Russian army continued to increase troops to the western border, forming a confrontation with NATO troops. In economic terms, Russia actively cooperated with various countries in energy. Among them, the "North Stream 2" natural gas project jointly with Russia and Germany is even more important. However, just as the project was about to be completed, the White House's "sanctions stick" was smashed.
According to US media reports, on December 20, 2019 local time, Trump signed the "2020 National Defense Authorization Act " to impose sanctions on the "North Stream 2" natural gas pipeline project. The "North Stream 2" natural gas pipeline is a natural gas cooperation project between Germany and Russia, and is also a major energy artery that runs across northwestern Europe. It is reported that the Nord Stream 2 project costs nearly 10 billion euros, with a total length of about 2,400 kilometers. It is an important channel for Russia to provide natural gas to Germany across the Baltic Sea. It is reported that the "North Stream 2" natural gas pipeline project was jointly invested and constructed by Russian Natural Gas Group and five EU energy giants including Dutch Royal Shell . The project has been completed and is expected to be completed and put into production in 2020. According to French media reports, due to US sanctions, the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project has been suspended.
However, the United States can sanction "North Stream 2" but cannot suppress energy cooperation between China and Russia. According to Xinhua News Agency , the China-Russia East Line Natural Gas Pipeline project was officially put into production on December 2, 2019. According to Russian media reports, Russian President Putin issued an order to supply gas to China on Sochi on the same day, and Russia officially began to supply natural gas to China. It is reported that the total length of the China-Russia East Line natural gas pipeline is more than 8,000 kilometers, which is the longest natural gas pipeline in the world today. The pipeline is about 3,000 kilometers long in Russia and about 5,000 kilometers in China, of which 3,371 kilometers of new pipelines are built. It is reported that in 2020, Russia will transport 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China through the China-Russia East Line natural gas pipeline.
In fact, the main reason why the United States dares to make a fuss about the China-Russia natural gas pipeline project is that China is strong and the United States dares to provoke it easily. Although Europe has a strong economic strength, it is a mess among countries and does not dare to resist the United States' suppression. This is also the reason why the United States dares to sanction "North Stream 2".
