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How ‘sleepy Joe’ handed Putin the bargaining chip he is using to hold Europe to ransom in gas crisis: Biden gave the green light to Nord Stream 2 pipeline at center of Russia’s threats to cut supplies unless it get final approval

Joe Biden gave the green light to a controversial gas pipeline that Vladimir Putin is now using to hold Europe to ransom by threatening to withhold supplies and push up the price of energy – unless European regulators grant the link final approval.

In a move that confounded critics and supporters alike, the US President effectively green-lit completion of the $11billion Nord Stream 2 pipe to Germany back in May when he lifted sanctions that had halted construction work through 2020.

Before Biden’s intervention, the US under Donald Trump had been bitterly opposed to the project – fearing it would hand influence and money to Putin, while hurting the West’s ability to retaliate against him.

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