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The Nord Stream 2 Pipeline was completed in September of 2021. The pipeline goes from Russia to Germany, but BYPASSES Ukraine. It turns out this wasn’t such a great thing with the emergence of the Ukraine/Russia tensions. The bypass causes Ukraine to lose 2 billion dollars worth of transport fees. This benefits Germany and Russia, who can spend less on transport, but is detrimental towards Ukraine. With Ukraine under pressure of attack, extra money would be helpful. Ukraine having transport fees might’ve also been able to dampen the financial gain that Russia benefits from. Perhaps someone who specializes in the transportation if natural gas and the economics behind it could look into a way of adding Ukraine somewhere along the pipeline. Would Ukraine benefiting be able to offset the benefit Russia would get otherwise? If this could be a solution, perhaps the pipeline could operate. Or, maybe adding Ukraine would make things worse. Its an option that could be explored further. https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2022/2/23/nord-stream-2-halted-what-you-should-know