Operator of Nord Stream 2 Fires All Employees After US Sanctions

Operator of Nord Stream 2 Fires All Employees After US Sanctions
The logo of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is seen on a pipe at the Chelyabinsk pipe rolling plant in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Feb. 26, 2020. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
Isabel van Brugen
Updated:

The operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has terminated contracts with all its employees after it was hit with U.S. sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Nord Stream 2 AG was sanctioned by the United States last week after Russia recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine prior to its invasion of the country, which has prompted a wave of economic sanctions by the West. The company, which is registered in Switzerland, is owned by Russian state-owned gas giant Gazprom.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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