Nord Stream 2: harsh criticism of fake foundation

 New details about the financing of the fake environmental foundation in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern emerged. The russian bankrollers want to control the important decisions of the foundation. Geman politicians fustigate this blatant case of "political corruption".

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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's head of government Manuela Schwesig (46, SPD) wants to promote environmental protection with her new state foundation. But in reality it is a Russian-controlled organization that wants to promote the construction of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline!

► Because now it comes out: The “Foundation for Climate and Environmental Protection MV”, decided by Schwesig's government last week, is not only financed with 20 million euros (99 percent) by Russians - the business that is to be founded is also under the control of the Russian gas company Gazprom.

Nord Stream 2: turmoil over fake climate and environmental foundation in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

As reported, the government of the Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has created a foundation with the aim to ensure the completion of the contentious gas pipeline.

This draws heavy political criticism along the line of arguments that the purportedly environmental foundation has nothing to do with the preservation of nature but is only a front organsation almost entirely financed by russian money.

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The warm rain from Saint Petersburg is followed by the cold shower of criticism from Germany.

The Schwerin state parliament passed a resolution on Thursday - without dissenting votes! - the establishment of a "Foundation for Climate and Environmental Protection MV". But the flowery-sounding name Foundation is supposed to wrap in cotton wool which goal the foundation is primarily pursuing: avoiding sanctions for companies involved in the construction of the Russian pipeline Nord Stream 2!

Politicians, environmental associations and representatives of civil society are shocked at the bold trick the state government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, led by Manuela Schwesig (SPD), is using to push ahead with its gas deal.

INCREDIBLE: The “non-profit” and “state owned” foundation is 99 percent financed by the Russian state gas giant Gazprom. Schwesig's “Umweltstiftung” donated 20 million euros through its sole subsidiary, “Nord Stream 2 AG”. There is only 200,000 euros in foundation capital from the state budget.

According to its own statements, the state government plans "to set up a commercial business in the foundation with the aim of contributing to the progress of work on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline".

In plain language: All business of the pipeline partners should run through the state foundation, because it cannot fall under US sanctions - although the money for it comes from Russia.

Shock waves in Berlin: “With 20 million euros in start-up capital from Gazprom, the SPD-led state government de facto let itself be bought. Manuela Schwesig is following in the footsteps of former Chancellor and Putin friend Gerhard Schröder, ”said FDP foreign policy expert Renata Alt to BILD.

According to Alt, the decision of the state parliament of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to set up a foundation for “climate and environmental protection” is “hard to beat in terms of hypocrisy and hypocrisy”. In addition to Russian assets, German taxpayers' money would be used here "to circumvent the US sanctions against Nord Stream 2".

Nord Stream 2: german fake foundation receives 20 M from russian corporation

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It is a so far unique process that took place today in the state parliament of Schwerin.

With the votes of the CDU, SPD and Left and with the silent approval (abstention, but support) of the AfD, Manuela Schwesig's government has set up a “Foundation for Climate and Environmental Protection MV”. The only real reason, as BILD reported yesterday: to provide companies involved in the construction of the Putin Nord Stream 2 pipeline with a state protective shield against the threat of US sanctions.

Or as Schwesig's government put it in the state government's application at BILD: The aim is "to establish an economic business in the foundation with the aim of making a contribution to the progress of the work on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline".

Today the state government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania announced how the foundation's assets will be composed at the start of the alleged environmental foundation. “On the part of the state, 200,000 euros are to flow into the foundation capital,” announced the government.

Then the Russian hammer! The state government stated: "Nord Stream 2 AG has agreed to contribute 20 million euros to the foundation's assets."

Nord Stream 2: German PM creates foundation in order to circumvent sanctions

German newspaper BILD has the details:

The state government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, led by Manuela Schwesig (SPD), will stretch a state protective umbrella over German companies involved in the Putin Nord Stream 2 pipeline this week to protect them from the threat of US sanctions.

This is according to confidential documents obtained by BILD.

According to the documents, there will be a special cabinet meeting today, Wednesday, in which the red-black government will agree on the establishment of a "Stiftung Klimaschutz MV" (Climate Protection Foundation MV). Just 24 hours later, the state parliament is to wave through the establishment of the foundation in a special session (actually on the current Corona situation). With resistance of the similarly Russia-friendly opposition from AfD and left is not to be counted thereby, so an Insider to BILD.