You all realize that the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline that the Biden Administration allowed, by waiving sanctions back in May 2021, ultimately gives Russia money. Why would you enrich your enemy? Germany can be cut off of power when Russia decides they want to pinch them off.
We are not helping Ukraine, we are emboldening Russia with every policy this administration puts in place.
Germany shut down 3 nuclear reactors last year, and will turn the other three off this year... they will be totally dependent on Russia. All this is in the name of the Green Agenda that Germany has bought into. Putin has no Green Energy goal... but he will use it to control the weaker nations around him so that he can have the advantage in the future when he attacks the counties he wants back for Russia. No one is safe.
The US also waives sanctions on a Putin ally who leads the firm behind the Nord Stream 2 project.
www.bbc.com
The Biden administration opposed the sanctions bill—sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas)—arguing that it would remove U.S. leverage to deter Russia and damage ties with Germany and other European allies.
www.wsj.com
Senate Rejects Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Bill
White House opposes proposal by GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, backs other bill
Mr. Cruz has criticized the Biden administration for what he said was a catastrophic decision last year to waive Nord Stream sanctions. The State Department waived penalties on the pipeline’s parent company and chief executive in May as part of an effort to strengthen relations with its ally Germany.
Mr. Cruz said he doubted that sanctions would be imposed after an invasion, especially once the pipeline was complete and Germans were reliant on Russian natural gas from Nord Stream 2 to heat their homes. He noted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that applying sanctions after a Russian invasion would make them meaningless.