Washington is preparing more sanctions against the Gazprom-led Nord Stream-2 natural gas pipeline project, Reuters reported , citing sources from the Trump administration. “We’ve been getting body blow on body blow to this, and now we’re in the process of driving a stake through the project heart,” one of the sources told Reuters. The news comes a day after construction of the pipeline restarted in Danish waters after a suspension that lasted almost a year, again because of U.S. sanctions. The Trump administration claims that Nord Stream-2 will deepen Europe’s reliance on Russian gas, giving Moscow greater influence in the political affairs of the continent. The claim gas its roots in the Russian-Ukrainian gas conflict from a few years ago, which resulted in Gazprom temporarily turning the tap off for its neighbor for unpaid gas bills. The conflict worried Europe that if it wanted, Russia could turn the tap […]