U.S. Senate Blocks Defense Spending Bill As Republicans Push For Sanctions Over Nord Stream 2 (Al Jazeera)

The U.S. Senate blocked an annual defense spending bill on November 29 amid objections from Republicans who said there had not been enough votes on amendments, including one that would have imposed sanctions over Nord Stream 2.

The controversial Baltic Sea pipeline to transport Russian natural gas to Germany has vocal opponents in the U.S. Congress who believe it would be harmful to European energy policy and allow Russia to reroute gas exports to Europe around Ukraine, depriving it of billions of dollars a year in transit fees.

U.S. Senate Blocks Defense Spending Bill As Republicans Push For Sanctions Over Nord Stream 2 (rferl.org)

Marco Emanuele
Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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