Even with some European countries lining up behind the project, getting approval for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a work in progress, Moscow said. The German government last week issued a permit for the twinning of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline running through the Baltic Sea from Russia. With the permit, the German government has issued all of what’s necessary for the project in its territory. The existing Nord Stream pipeline extends from Russia through the Baltic Sea and then makes landfall in Germany. The project still needs approval from the governments of Denmark, Finland, Russia and Sweden. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Tuesday he expected other European partners would follow Germany’s lead on the second leg of […]