EU stalls Russian gas pipeline, but probably won't stop it
Baltic plan exacerbates EU divisions over Russia; critics fear Nord Stream 2 will increase Gazprom's dominance
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RUSSIA has the European Union (EU) in a bind.
The bloc is divided between eastern European and Baltic Sea countries that see a new pipeline carrying Russian gas across the Baltic making the EU a hostage to Moscow - and those in northern Europe, most especially the main beneficiary Germany, for whom the economic benefits take priority.
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