The apparent sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines running from Russia underscore Europe's massive energy vulnerabilities, former US energy regulator Neil Chatterjee told CNN.
The apparent sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines running from Russia underscore Europe’s massive energy vulnerabilities, former US energy regulator Neil Chatterjee told CNN. “It’s a scary situation. They are basically hoping and praying for a mild winter,” Chatterjee, a former commissioner and chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, said in a phone interview. “That’s a risky, risky place to be.
And then this summer, Russia cut off gas flows through Nord Stream 1, apparently in retaliation for tough Western sanctions. Chatterjee declined to say who might be behind the pipeline explosions nor what their motivations are, though he conceded it’s “very clear” Russian President Vladimir Putin has been “weaponizing gas.” “This is yet another example of why it’s so dangerous to not only be tethered to a potential adversary but to have limited optionality,” he said.
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