Russian-German pipeline ruffles Polish feathers

Russia has opted to press ahead with the construction of a major gas pipeline to Germany threatening similar projects in the region and compounding Moscow’s diplomatic snub to Poland and Lithuania over Kaliningrad’s anniversary celebrations.

President Vladimir Putin told chancellor Gerhard Schroder on Sunday (3 July) that construction of a €5 billion gas link running from St Petersburg under the Baltic Sea to the German town of Greifswald will begin this September.

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