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Deutsche Welle: US sanctions on Russia could endanger energy security for EU

Published Aug. 5, 2017 at 6:22 pm

A Nord Stream pipeline operator stands on Oct. 8, 2012 on a platform overlooking the diagnostic cleaning plant before the opening ceremony of the North Stream second gas link in Portovaya bay, some 60 kilometers from Vyborg in northwestern Russia.

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A new set of US sanctions against Russia is likely to hurt the EU. Experts feel that any such US penalties on Russia should be coordinated with the EU in the first instance.

The Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) said that the latest set of US sanctions against Russia could threaten projects to ensure energy security in the European Union.