Today, the West demonstrates a policy of double standards towards Russia, on this evidence the approval of the European countries of the project "North Stream-2", said the Secretary of the NSDC of Ukraine Alexander Turchinov.
According to him, which leads lb.ua, More and more politicians from western Europe say, that their countries "are tired of sanctions", and offer them to cancel or reduce.
It turns out, that partners are tired of sanctions, who themselves had entered and, which are actually protecting them. And Ukraine, so, not tired "of blood and pain, experienced by every day?», said Turchinov.
And the most striking example of European double standards, according to the Secretary, It is "Northern Stream 2".
One side (Western leaders) Formally speaking on the extension of sanctions, and on the other - to help the implementation of Russian economic strategic interests, which nullify all achievements, which took place in the last four years, he said.
Recall, project envisages the laying of a new pipeline under the Baltic Sea with a total capacity of two lines 55 billion. cubic meters per year. The pipeline is being built next to the "Nord Stream" from the coast of the Russian Federation to Germany.
The most ardent opponents of the "Nord Stream-2" are the Baltic states and Ukraine, which is afraid of losing income from the transit of Russian natural fuel. As a serious opponent is the United States, has plans to export its LNG to Europe.
Moscow urged not to politicize the project and refer to the construction of the pipeline as an economic project. At the same time, Vladimir Putin, has twisted the end of May, The new pipeline is not intended to automatically stop the transit of gas through Ukraine. These supplies will be continued, if Kiev will prove their economic viability.
