Zelensky, Scholz have ‘some differences’ in assessment of Nord Stream 2

"We have discussed in detail the security risks associated with Nord Stream 2, and here we have some differences in assessment. I stressed that our position remains the same. Currently, we consider Nord Stream 2 solely through the prism of energy and security threats to us and the region. We clearly understand that this is a geopolitical weapon, which is why Ukraine needs energy security guarantees," Zelensky said at a joint press conference with Scholz, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

The President added that he suggested launching a specific strategic dialogue in the energy sector to develop energy guarantees and effective support for Ukraine in the energy sector.

"It is important that Germany becomes a guarantor of continued gas transit through Ukraine," Zelensky stressed.

As reported, Nord Stream 2 is a Russian gas pipeline built from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea, bypassing Ukraine. The sole shareholder of the project is Gazprom.

In August, a German court ruled that Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was not exempt from EU gas directive. In November, the German federal regulator postponed the certification of Nord Stream 2 as an independent gas transmission operator.

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