The Nord Stream 2 pipeline makes no commercial sense. Since Russian gas supplies to Europe are unlikely to increase, there is no need for more gas pipelines from Russia to Europe. NS2 serves two aims—geopolitics and dubious business interests. Neither is acceptable. The geopolitical aim is to facilitate Russian military actions in Ukraine and Belarus, to cut off Germany politically from the EU and the United States, and to corrupt important leading voices, especially members of the German and Austrian elite. Nor should Europe accept facilitating the enrichment of Putin’s personal friends through the construction of an unnecessary and overpriced pipeline.24 The only surprising thing is that Germany has such poor governance that this project has been able to proceed so far. The German elections this fall might strengthen the Green Party to such an extent that Germany will walk away from this project. If not, the Joe Biden administration should implement the sanctions mandated by bipartisan action in Congress and stop the project.

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/what-will-the-imp...

Vielleicht war ja Merkel lange Zeit grüner als die Grünen, um diese für NS2 zu verhindern.