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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ru...A70R3?il=0

The European Union sounded an alarm on Saturday about moves in the U.S. Congress to step up U.S. sanctions on Russia, urging Washington to keep coordinating with its G7 partners and warning of unintended consequences.

[...]Germany has already warned of possible retaliation if the United States moves to sanction German firms involved with building a new Baltic pipeline for Russian gas.

EU diplomats are concerned that a German-U.S. row over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline being built by Russia's state-owned Gazprom could complicate efforts in Brussels to forge an EU consensus on negotiating with Russia over the project.

"We highly value the unity that is prevailing among international partners in our approach towards Russia's action in Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions. This unity is the guarantee of the efficiency and credibility of our measures," the Commission said in its statement.

[...]"We are concerned the measures discussed in the U.S. Congress could have unintended consequences, not only when it comes to Transatlantic/G7 unity, but also on EU economic and energy security interests. This impact could be potentially wide and indiscriminate, including when it comes to energy sources diversification efforts.

"Sanctions are at their most effective when they are coordinated. Currently our sanctions regimes are coordinated. As a result their impact on the ground is increased and through coordination we are able to avoid surprises, manage potential impact on our own economic operators and address collectively efforts to circumvent such measures. Unilateral measures would undermine this," the Commission said.

"We therefore call on the U.S. Congress/authorities to engage with the partners, including the EU, to ensure coordination and to avoid any unintended consequences of the measures discussed."

Amerykanie wdrażają projekt mający na celu rozszerzenie sankcji wobec Rosji. Uderzy to również w firmy niemieckie budujące Nord Stream 2.

Co ciekawe ludzie w amerykańskim parlamencie chyba jednak są podejrzliwi wobec rosyjskości Trumpa, bo projekt kongresu uniemożliwi Trumpowi zniesienie owych sankcji:

On Saturday, US Republicans and Democrats reached agreement to clear any further hurdles for proposed legislation which seeks to apply additional sanctions on Russia. The measure, if signed into law, will also give Congress veto powers to block any easing of Russian sanctions by the president.

https://www.rt.com/news/397222-eu-concer...sanctions/

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is concerned that proposed new U.S. sanctions against Russia could lead to fines against European companies, a government spokesman said on Friday, labelling the U.S. move "strange" and "peculiar".

U.S. senators on Wednesday approved sanctions against Russia over alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, including some on certain Russian energy projects. The U.S. move was not coordinated with European Union allies.

http://www.reuters.com/article/usa-russi...SB4N1HY000

Nom, "nasz" "żandarm Europy" dostanie po łbie za konszachty z ruskimi   Szkoda tylko, że nie czytam o proteście Niemiec, tylko proteście całej Unii Europejskiej. Tak jakby cała UE popierała projekt NS2.

Niech se Niemcy nie wycierają gęby Unią przy realizacji wyłącznie swoich własnych interesów.