While Russia's standoff with the West over Ukraine may have caused Italian energy group Eni to distance itself from the huge South Stream gas pipeline project linking Russia to Central Europe, partners from Germany, which is highly dependent on Russian gas, have stayed faithful.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Moscow Times: German companies remain supportive of South Stream pipeline
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (2nd R), South Stream's executive director Marcel Kramer (R) and gas giant Gazprom CEO, Alexei Miller (L) attend a ceremony to launch the construction of South Stream gas pipeline outside the Black Sea resort town of Anapa, on December 7, 2012. Putin launched yesterday construction of the long-awaited South Stream pipeline that the Kremlin hopes will pump Russia's gas to Europe while avoiding its unpredictable neighbour Ukraine. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI/ POOL/ ALEXEI NIKOLSKY
