Russians Celebrate Friendly Meeting with Blinken After Pipeline Cave

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Russians Celebrate Friendly Meeting with Blinken After Pipeline Cave

John Hayward 20 May 2021

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday celebrated a “constructive” conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, saying Blinken shared his “understanding of the need to overcome the unhealthy situation that developed between Moscow and Washington in previous years.”

The meeting between Lavrov and Blinken in Reykjavik came two days after the stunning news that President Joe Biden would waive sanctions on Russia to help it complete the Nord Stream 2 oil pipeline.

The Russians have every reason to be delighted with Biden’s action – a head-spinning reversal from Biden’s Democrat Party, very much including Antony Blinken, portraying Russia as the number one existential threat to American democracy for the previous four years – and Lavrov was clearly pleased.

“Today we confirmed our proposal to start a dialogue, considering all aspects, all factors affecting strategic stability: nuclear, non-nuclear, offensive, defensive. I have not seen a rejection of such a concept, but experts still have to work on it,” he said.

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Biden Gifts Putin With Gas Pipeline After Shuttering Keystone XL

Climate Change Dispatch by WSJ Ed. on May 20, 2021

https://climatechangedispatch.com/biden-gifts-putin-with-gas-pipeline-after-shuttering-keystone-xl/

President Biden has talked tough about Vladimir Putin, but his policy response has been mixed.

This week’s sanctions decision on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline provides more reason for concern.

Axios reported Tuesday that the State Department will send a report to Congress listing entities that should face sanctions over their association with the $11 billion gas pipeline.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at his confirmation hearing that he was “determined to do whatever we can” to stop the project. Turns out that’s not entirely true.

While the Biden Administration wants to target Russian ships working on the nearly complete pipeline, the company running the project and its CEO won’t face sanctions.

More at link.