{"id":524669,"date":"2021-05-19T07:20:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T11:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=524669"},"modified":"2021-05-19T07:21:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T11:21:00","slug":"biden-slammed-over-russian-nord-stream-2-pipeline-report-shaping-up-to-be-most-pro-russia-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-slammed-over-russian-nord-stream-2-pipeline-report-shaping-up-to-be-most-pro-russia-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Slammed Over Russian Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Report: Shaping Up To Be \u2018Most Pro-Russia\u2019 President"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-slammed-over-russian-nord-stream-2-pipeline-report-shaping-up-to-be-most-pro-russia-president%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=524669&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Biden1-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"e12o35pe0 css-1wr5klf\" readability=\"39.988295583955\">\n<p>President Joe Biden (D) faced intense backlash on Tuesday over a report that said that his administration was going to waive sanctions on a company and its CEO who are responsible for building Russia\u2019s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe State Department will also acknowledge that the corporate entity in charge of the project (Nord Stream 2 AG) and its CEO (Putin crony and former East German intelligence officer Matthias Warnig) are engaged in sanctionable activities,\u201d Axios\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/nord-stream-sanction-biden-russia-f6db2ae3-2c89-4343-b326-9f399d674077.html\">reported<\/a>. \u201cHowever, the State Department will waive the applications of those sanctions, citing U.S. national interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report said that the Biden administration will instead sanction some Russian ships, even though experts told Axios that the way to stop the pipeline was to sanction the German end users of the gas.<\/p>\n<p>The report sparked widespread backlash against the administration after there had been a bipartisan effort to stop the pipeline because it will give Russian President Vladimir Putin leverage over Europe.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.4708737864078\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a huge deal. Lawmakers on both sides have been pushing Biden to implement the mandatory sanctions to cripple the pipeline. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7M0BqxQOGd\">https:\/\/t.co\/7M0BqxQOGd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewDesiderio\/status\/1394718550988836869?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The report comes after the Biden administration blocked the Keystone XL pipeline after taking power in January and just days after a major pipeline in the U.S. fell victim to a cyberattack last week from a group based out of Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Here are just a few of the top initial reactions that the report sparked:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1394718714998804482\">Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)<\/a>: \u201cStunning. In defiance of U.S. law, Biden is actively helping Putin build his pipeline. Objectively speaking, the Biden administration is shaping up to be the most pro-Russia administration of the modern era.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1394791971500265474\">Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)<\/a>: \u201cBiden killed the Keystone Pipeline, but is waiving sanctions on Russia\u2019s Nord Stream II. This coming less than a week after the Colonial Pipeline was hacked. Why does Biden believe American pipelines are bad but Russian pipelines are good?\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubio.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/press-releases?ID=38849EEF-2A51-4B4F-8EF0-A71D88532FB1\">Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)<\/a>: \u201cIf true, President Biden just delivered a huge victory to Vladimir Putin, who will now have a stranglehold over Europe\u2019s natural gas supplies. Then-candidate Biden promised to be tough on Russia, but it is increasingly clear that was just campaign rhetoric. There is absolutely no excuse for giving Putin more leverage over our allies and partners, including Ukraine. It is dangerous, na\u00efve, deceitful, and weak.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTomCotton\/status\/1394721551937835008\">Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)<\/a>: \u201cPresident Biden is caving to Vladimir Putin.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorHagerty\/status\/1394828906163748866\">Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN)<\/a>: \u201cIt\u2019s shocking @POTUS Biden will waive sanctions on a firm running Nord Stream 2, a pipeline the current &#038; prior Admins called a \u2018Russian malign influence project.\u2019 I\u2019ve been clear that NS2 poses a grave threat to Euro energy security, Ukraine &#038; NATO.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCornyn\/status\/1394966396098990083\">Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)<\/a>: \u201cCaving to Putin will just encourage him.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenKevinCramer\/status\/1394755296589979651\">Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND)<\/a>: \u201cWow. Why is President Biden handing Putin a major win and getting nothing in return? Nord Stream 2 being built is one of the most pro-Russia, anti-American actions his Administration could take.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimInhofe\/status\/1394818110696435719\">Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK)<\/a>: \u201cI am alarmed that the Biden Administration plans to waive sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project. This failure to act, combined with plans to reduce our defense spending, signals that the U.S. will stand by as Putin seeks to squeeze our European Allies and partners.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveDaines\/status\/1394729059045814288\">Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT)<\/a>: \u201c@JoeBiden \u2014 waives sanctions for Russian pipeline, kills pipeline in the U.S. Biden\u2019s weak on Russia, tough on America.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckGrassley\/status\/1394743998917533697\">Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)<\/a>: \u201cReports are Pres Biden will ignore bipartisan will of Congress [to] waive sanctions on German company building Nordstream2. CEO is Putin crony &#038; fellow fmr commie secret police officer in E Germany. Big win for Putin.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorWicker\/status\/1394768854220480517\">Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)<\/a>: \u201cThe Biden administration\u2019s plan to waive sanctions on the Nord Stream II pipeline shows it is willing to allow President Putin and his cronies to gain a stranglehold over Europe\u2019s gas supplies. The Administration cannot turn a blind eye and claim to be tough on Russia.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGallagher\/status\/1394814034533359616\">Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI)<\/a>: \u201cThis is a huge win for Putin and a blow to the security of our Eastern European allies. Not only is Nord Stream 2 a direct threat to US interests, but this move will be interpreted in Moscow as weakness, which will only invite further aggression. The Biden Admin will regret this.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rep_stevewomack\/status\/1394739136117022723\">Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR)<\/a>: \u201cIf true, POTUS is essentially giving Putin a free pass to weaponize global energy security and continue malign acts. It\u2019s a pro-Kremlin posture. Russia is actively probing at Ukraine\u2019s border, and President Biden is choosing to violate U.S. law to allow this dangerous pipeline.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepHuizenga\/status\/1394731508359962624\">Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI)<\/a>: \u201cPresident Biden has made it clear that pipelines are bad in America but will waive sanctions for a Russian pipeline. There have been growing concerns about this issue and what it means for European reliance on Russian energy as well as how it will impact Ukraine.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMeijer\/status\/1394818471586930688\">Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI)<\/a>: \u201cThis is an incredibly ill-advised move, and frankly a baffling concession. Nord Stream 2 strengthens Putin\u2019s strategic leverage over our European allies. Why help him?!?\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepChipRoy\/status\/1394824063265169411\">Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX)<\/a>: \u201c@JoeBiden and his unqualified Czar @JohnKerry are working hard to promote Russian companies over American energy independence. This would be a massive geopolitical win for Putin and endanger our allies in Europe. We need to get back to energy dominance not weakness under Biden.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepTenney\/status\/1394744812637757441\">Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY)<\/a>: \u201c@POTUS is shutting down US pipelines but doing everything he can to make sure a Russian one is completed. And he\u2019s doing it days after Russian hackers attacked our own energy infrastructure. Russia\u2019s #NordStream2 compromises European energy security.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepArrington\/status\/1394824299983343616\">Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX)<\/a>: \u201cBiden cancels the Keystone pipeline &#038; thousands of jobs. Then Russian hackers take over the Colonial Pipeline. \u2026and now Biden is supporting a pipeline that will only increase European reliance on Russian energy? Outrageous.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepPfluger\/status\/1394783993929814021\">Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX)<\/a>: \u201c. @POTUS \u2018 decision to waive sanctions is a dangerous mistake that will only tighten Vladimir Putin\u2019s grip on the global energy market and endanger our allies. POTUS must reverse this decision and hold Russia accountable once and for all.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/govkristinoem\/status\/1394756354162798605\">Governor Kristi Noem (R)<\/a>: \u201cSounds like President Biden will enable a Russian pipeline to move forward\u2026 after killing the Keystone pipeline. So much for America-first energy policy. Looks like President Biden is prioritizing Russian energy over American energy and Russian jobs over American jobs.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RLHeinrichs\/status\/1394784344774950914\">Rebeccah Heinrichs<\/a>, Hudson Institute Senior Fellow: \u201cHow absolutely wild is it that Russians attacked a US pipeline while gas prices were already high and like two days after the US company pays the relatively small ransom Biden lifts sanctions on Nord Stream 2.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ggreenwald\/status\/1394721743961530369\">Glenn Greenwald<\/a>, left-wing journalist: \u201cThis is genuinely a huge gift to Putin: Biden is waiving sanctions which will effectively allow Germany to buy natural gas from the Russian pipeline. Trump spent years trying to sabotage this deal: crucial to Russian interests. Biden is allowing it.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mdubowitz\/status\/1394856445615779845\">Mark Dubowitz<\/a>, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD): \u201cBad decision by Biden administration to waive sanctions on Putin crony leading Nord Stream 2 pipeline. We were promised a tougher Russia policy. This is not a good start.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.3030303030303\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Biden on pipelines: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6kXlJeu43W\">https:\/\/t.co\/6kXlJeu43W<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ooymO7MK00\">pic.twitter.com\/ooymO7MK00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenLummis\/status\/1394781491855560705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden (D) faced intense backlash on Tuesday over a report that said that his administration was going to waive sanctions on a company and its CEO who are &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278520,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Biden1-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Biden Slammed Over Russian Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Report: Shaping Up To Be \u2018Most Pro-Russia\u2019 President","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-524669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Biden1-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Biden Slammed Over Russian Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Report: Shaping Up To Be \u2018Most Pro-Russia\u2019 President","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=524669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=524669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=524669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}