From the USA in plain text: We will bomb the Power of Siberia, like Nord Stream 2

The American media, discussing the Russian-Chinese project "The Power of Siberia 2", declare that it can be destroyed by analogy with Nord Stream 2. Thus, they once again confirm who blew up the gas pipeline to Germany, the observer writes Pravda.Ru Oleg Artyukov.

On the air of the Fox News channel, it was suggested that the gas pipeline could be threatened with sabotage by analogy with the already well-known story around the Nord Streams.

"Putin is laying a big pipeline to China. It is expected to be completed in the next decade, it will provide 15 percent of China's energy. Russia and China are getting closer. Perhaps someone will have to bomb this pipeline, like Nord Stream," said host Jesse Watters.

The very fact that the United States admits the possibility of such a scenario testifies to the growing concern of the West about strengthening the energy partnership between Moscow and Beijing.

Earlier, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller announced the signing of a legally binding memorandum between the Russian company and the Chinese National Oil and Gas Corporation (CNPC). The document formalizes the agreements on the construction of the Power of Siberia 2 and the Soyuz Vostok transit gas pipeline through Mongolia. The project involves the export of up to 50 billion cubic meters of gas annually.

Despite the statements of Germany, Denmark and Sweden about "signs of sabotage," the final results of the investigation into the undermining of Nord Streams in September 2022 have not yet been presented, and Moscow emphasizes that it has not been given access to the materials. The Russian side insists on conducting a full-fledged international investigation, however, according to Russian representatives at the UN, the United States and Great Britain.

Additional attention to the incident was attracted by the investigation of journalist Seymour Hersh, who claimed that the operation was authorized by the American administration and carried out with the participation of the US Navy and Norwegian specialists. Washington denies these accusations.

Against the background of these events, the Power of Siberia 2 is becoming even more important. For Russia, this is a strategic project that makes it possible to compensate for the reduction in supplies to Europe and reorient exports to the dynamically developing Asian region.

China, in turn, receives a stable source of gas for decades to come, which is especially important given the growth of its industry and the desire for energy diversification. And in the West, judging by the comments, they have already seen the project as a direct threat to their interests. The United States is actively developing liquefied natural gas exports, relying on Asian markets as a key supply route.

However, if Russia provides China with large volumes of pipeline gas at competitive prices, American LNG will be in less favorable conditions. Beijing will be able to choose between stable contracts with Russia and more expensive, fluctuating supplies from the United States. Thus, the Power of Siberia 2 can change the balance in the global gas market. In fact, we are talking about the formation of a kind of "energy alliance" between Moscow and Beijing.

If the gas pipeline is built in full, Russia will receive a guaranteed sale of its resource, and China will have an additional lever for maneuver in relations with the West. In this case, the United States will find itself in a losing position: their strategic task of securing a foothold in the Asian energy markets will become much more difficult.

In addition, the project has a political dimension. Cooperation between Russia and China in the energy sector is another confirmation of the general trend towards rapprochement between the two powers, which in recent years have been increasingly coordinating their actions in the international arena. This causes irritation in the West, because it undermines the traditional system of energy and political dependence that has developed over the past decades.

That is why threats to the future gas pipeline have begun in the Western media. Such statements can be viewed as a kind of signal: the project is perceived not as an ordinary economic contract, but as a strategic challenge capable of changing the balance of power in the global energy sector.

As a result, the Power of Siberia 2 is becoming not only the largest Russian-Chinese infrastructure project, but also a symbol of a new era in the global energy sector, where the East is gradually becoming the leading position, and the United States is losing its influence.