As stated in the & nbsp; press release distributed by Riesch's office, he & nbsp; together with & nbsp; five fellow lawmakers & nbsp; on & nbsp; appropriations for & nbsp; US defense & nbsp; 2022 & nbsp; amendments to stop & ldquo; Nord Stream & nbsp; & mdash; 2 & rdquo ;.
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The Nord Stream gas pipeline & nbsp; & mdash; 2 '' stretches from the & nbsp; coast of Russia through the Baltic Sea to & nbsp; Germany and & nbsp; consists of & nbsp; two lines with a total capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of gas per & nbsp; year. Its construction was completed on 10 & nbsp; September. & Nbsp; Currently, the process of certification of Nord Stream 2 AG is underway as an independent gas pipeline operator to & nbsp; ensure compliance of the project with the terms of the & nbsp; EU Gas Directive.