Biden Sanctions Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline After Ukraine Invasion
President Joe Biden announced that he would carry out his plan to sanction the company that is building the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which is a 764-mile-long natural gas pipeline that runs beneath the Baltic Sea between Russia and Germany. The decision followed Russia’s aggressive action of moving in troops into two breakaway Ukrainian regions after recognizing them as “independent.” “Today, I have directed my administration to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG and its corporate officers. These steps are another piece of our initial tranche of sanctions in response to Russia’s actions in Ukr...