The European Commission will lift a cap on Oct. 28 that curtails Gazprom’s use of its Nord Stream pipeline link with Germany, European Union sources said, removing a hurdle for Russia’s plan to double the pipeline and bypass Ukraine as a gas transit route.
Together with a separate move to settle an antitrust case against Gazprom, the resolution of key disputes with Moscow angers some EU nations who want a tougher stance toward Russia over its military engagement in Ukraine and Syria.
