Democrats Delight Putin by Saving His Favorite Project

Senate Democrats just did Vladimir Putin, Russia’s anti-Western leader, a huge favor.

They voted to kill a Republican bill that would have imposed hefty sanctions on Nord Stream 2, the Russian autocrat’s favored energy and geopolitical project.

Nord Stream 2 is a natural gas pipeline that runs under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, bypassing Ukraine and other Eastern European US allies that profit from Russian gas transit costs.

By imposing massive penalties on corporations involved in Putin’s favorite project, the Trump administration took strong measures to put an end to it. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline was almost killed as a result of this.

The Biden administration, on the other hand, waived essential American restrictions on Nord Stream 2, allowing the project to proceed. The project is currently ready to pump gas; all that is needed is approval from European regulators.

Senate Democrats demonstrated on Thursday that practically the entire Democratic Party is Putin-friendly.

By imposing hefty sanctions against companies working on Putin’s favorite project, the Trump administration took serious action to halt it. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline was almost killed by this.

The Biden administration, on the other hand, relaxed key American restrictions on Nord Stream 2, allowing the project to proceed. The project is currently ready to pump gas; all that remains is for European officials to provide its clearance.

Senate Democrats demonstrated on Thursday that the Democratic Party as a whole is strongly pro-Putin.

Cruz’s bill should have received bipartisan support merely because it would have benefited the United States and its key European partners.

It would also have been to Putin’s harm, as he has been threatening America and the West for the past eight years.

Instead, the Nord Stream 2 reparations measure failed to pass the Senate; it required 60 votes to pass, but only 55 senators voted in favor, with 44 voting against.

Six Democratic senators did, however, take a principled stand and support Ted Cruz’s plan. Surprisingly, one Republican senator, Kentucky’s Rand Paul, voted against the critical anti-Putin bill that sanctioned Nord Stream 2.