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Against the backdrop of the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, tensions with Europe and the United States, and the energy crisis due to the boom in gas prices, there are the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2, two Russian underwater gas pipelines that transport gas from Russia to Germany across the Baltic Sea. As the situation worsens, one wonders what these two Russian gas pipelines have to do with what is happening in Ukraine and what role Russian gas plays in this crisis. The Nord Stream 2 is ready to go into operation, but is still awaiting approval from the European Union, given the different geopolitical interests at stake. In this new episode of the GeopolitiX video series, we explain how and when the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 were built and why the two gas pipelines are so strategic for Putin's Russia. 00:00 Intro 01:00 The Nord Stream pipeline 02:04 The Bovanenkovo natural gas field 02:46 How much gas does it transport to Germany per year? 03:13 The Nord Stream was built under the control of Gazprom and cost 7.4 billion 04:13 What are the pipes that transport the gas made of? 05:22 The construction of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 07:10 The studies conducted to understand where to place the gas pipeline 07:43 Maintenance and monitoring of the Nord Stream 08:27 What do the two gas pipelines have to do with the crisis between Russia and Ukraine? 09:05 The Nord Stream 2 09:50 Why are Nord Stream 1 and 2 important for Putin's Russia? 10:54 What interest do the United States have? 11:28 What Eastern European countries are afraid of 12:22 The “block” of Nord Stream 2 and Putin’s reactions to apply pressure and obtain the green light #nordstream #russia #gaspipeline #geopop CREDIT: For the photographic and video coverage, thanks to: Nord Stream 2, Boskalis van Oord, mc-quadrat OHG, Kracher Grafik Service, Nordisch Filmproduction Anderson + Team GmbH, Google Earth Studio, PJSC Gazprom, Samuel Bailey RECOMMENDED VIDEOS: Nord Stream: accident or sabotage? : • Nord Stream: accident or sabotage? ... The path of gas in Italy • The role of natural gas: how it works... Crisis in Ukraine: • Ukraine-Russia crisis: how and why it... Energy crisis: • Ongoing energy crisis: what is there to... What if we extracted gas from the Adriatic?: • What if we produced more gas in Italy? T...