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conix, Understood. Still Merkel's head was not in a bad place at the time. Umm, apparently there are four of them ..

Nord Stream (Russian: ???????? ?????, Severny potok) is a set of offshore natural gas pipelines in Europe, running under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany. It includes the two Nord Stream 1 pipelines running from Vyborg in northwestern Russia near Finland and the two Nord Stream 2 pipelines running from Ust-Luga in northwestern Russia near Estonia. Both sets of pipelines run to Lubmin in the Northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream

I didn't know either. Ok, also

Kayleigh McEnany

stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden
gave them a pipeline.”


President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a news conference at the White House on Feb. 7, 2022. (AP)

By Louis Jacobson February 9, 2022

Kayleigh McEnany spins comparison of Trump, Biden on Russian gas pipeline

If Your Time is short

• McEnany sets up a dubious dichotomy between what Trump and Biden have done to oppose the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline. In reality, both presidents maneuvered with difficulty to oppose a project in which they had no official role and could only use indirect leverage.

• Trump did sanction Russia, although his friendliness to Putin sent contrary signals. Biden, for his part, continued and extended Trump’s sanctions, but he has also sought flexibility as part of diplomatic negotiations.

• It’s wrong to say that Biden “gave them a pipeline.” Only a tiny percentage of the pipeline remained to be finished by the time Biden took office; most of it was built on Trump’s watch.

[...]

Our ruling

McEnany said, "President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline."

This sets up a dubious dichotomy between what Trump and Biden have done to oppose the pipeline. Both presidents maneuvered with difficulty to oppose a project in which they had no official role and could only use indirect leverage.

Trump did sanction Russia, although his friendliness to Putin sent contrary signals. Biden continued and extended sanctions, but he has also sought flexibility with sanctions as part of diplomatic negotiations.

Only a tiny percentage of the pipeline remained to be finished by the time Biden took office; most of it was built on Trump’s watch.

We rate the statement Mostly False.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/09/kayleigh-mcenany/kayleigh-mcenany-spins-comparison-trump-biden-russ/