Economist Zemlyansky: Russia and Germany are deliberately delaying the certification of Nord Stream 2 
2 “, thanks to the suspension of its certification in Europe. Energy markets expert Valentin Zemlyansky wrote about the “deception” of Moscow and Berlin in his article for Glavred. For this reason, neither German nor Russian lawyers understood that its operator should be registered in Germany. The Ukrainian expert noted that, accordingly, they should have known about this nuance, but deliberately went for this violation. Moscow can do this out of “selfish motives,” the economist said.
In addition, Zemlyansky stressed that the current situation on the market in Europe is allegedly getting tired of Gazprom. “It is of principle for them that certification should take place in a purely legal field, plus receive additional dividends from the situation that has developed in the European market,” he added.
Earlier, the head of the Ukrainian company Naftogaz, Yuriy Vitrenko, declared his reluctance Russia to negotiate a new gas transit agreement. “There is nothing, not even a hint, formal or informal negotiations … We are discussing with the Americans and Germans that we would all like the transit to continue, but the Russians do not want to start these discussions,” Vitrenko said.
On November 16, Germany suspended certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. German government sources noted that the pipeline's launch could be delayed until March 2022 due to certification issues. They also pointed out that Gazprom needed to create a subsidiary of the Swiss operator of the Nord Stream 2 AG project, and then transfer property and rights in Germany to it.