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Russia Restarts Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Construction Despite U.S. Sanctions

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has resumed construction of the politically-charged Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany, laying pipes after a one-year hiatus prompted by U.S. sanctions, the pipeline operator said on Friday. An Allseas vessel lays Nord Stream 2 pipe in the Baltic Sea before work was halted by U.S. sanctions. (photo: Nord Stream 2) The pipeline, which Washington says compromises European energy security, has become a flashpoint in relations between Russia and the West that have sunk to post-Cold War lows. The Kremlin has called the sanctions "unfair competition". Swiss-Dutch company Allseas suspended the laying of pipes in December 2019 following the threat of sanctions fro

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