Nord Stream 2 clears final hurdle — but delays loom

Brenda Shaffer in Politico

Brenda Shaffer, adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies, said the prospect of sanctions is becoming more distant — particularly given the pipeline’s Ukraine connections. “With Ukraine policy having recently entered the domestic U.S. arena, there probably is not much appetite in Congress to engage in a policy related to the Ukrainian gas sector,” she said, referring to the current impeachment procedures against U.S. President Donald Trump.