"The Nord Stream 2 project is a part of the Russian energy weapon against the whole free world" -- Andriy Parubiy
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andriy Parubiy emphasized that Nord Stream 2 was far from being a purely economic project.
This was said in Washington at an international conference focusing on security issues connected with the Russian aggression. The event was also attended by the speakers and high-ranking officials from Poland, Moldova, Lithuania and Georgia, who had teamed up during the visit.
Returning to the common stance of the speakers’ team on the pipe issue, A.Parubiy stated: “When opposing construction of Nord Stream 2, we always underscore the project is in no way economic by nature, it is part of the Russian energy weapon against the whole free world”.
The Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine informed that the speakers of the seven parliaments had sent an appeal to the United States Congress, to the parliaments of the EU countries calling on to cut off the Nord Stream 2 project.
"We are thus banking on support of our key partners in the United States. The firm stand of the United States of America is the only thing that can halt this project today. We also do attach importance to the support of Denmark, which has not yet given permission to build the pipe," said Andriy Parubiy.
“Gas money, gas super-profits are for Putin the money to be well invested in the struggle against the free world’s independence. We therefore do count on a global solidarity. We are sure the free world should unite to ward off the ‘stream’ by bringing down heavy sanctions upon the companies dealing with the project”.