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GOP lawmakers say something important missing from Biden’s Russia sanctions

By Jamie McIntyre
Published April 16, 2021 11:02am ET
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GOP lawmakers say something important missing from Biden’s Russia sanctions
WHAT ABOUT NORD STREAM 2? President Joe Biden announced a series of sanctions yesterday aimed at punishing Russia for election interference and the massive SolarWinds hack of federal agencies and private companies. The sweeping measures imposed sanctions against dozens of people and companies, including the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats. But missing from the sanctions […]

WHAT ABOUT NORD STREAM 2? President Joe Biden announced a series of sanctions yesterday aimed at punishing Russia for election interference and the massive SolarWinds hack of federal agencies and private companies. The sweeping measures imposed sanctions against dozens of people and companies, including the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats.

But missing from the sanctions was any mention of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which, when completed, will transport natural gas from Russia to Germany and increase Europe’s dependence on Moscow for energy.

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