US wants to restore Nord Streams, buy them from Europeans for next to nothing — Lavrov

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 13, 2026 · 348 words

US Economic Imperialism Nord Stream Sabotage European Sovereignty

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What to know about US Economic Imperialism

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claims that the United States intends to acquire the Nord Stream pipelines at a low cost to control gas pricing. The article also mentions Russia's accusations of terrorism regarding the pipeline sabotage and its intent to seek international legal recourse if investigations are deemed insufficient.

Propaganda risk 70%

Claims checked 10

Techniques found 4

Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage

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Center100%

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What happened

The United States plans to restore the Nord Stream pipelines and buy them from Europeans for next to nothing in order to later dictate its own gas prices, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with RT India.

Why it matters

"Look at the Americans planning to reinstate the Nord Stream pipelines that were blown up.

Common ground

Under Biden, the Americans claimed that these pipelines would never go into operation again.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this US Economic Imperialism story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Construction of the equally powerful Nord Stream 2 was completed on September 10, 2021, but the pipeline was never put into operation?
How does this story connect US Economic Imperialism with Nord Stream Sabotage over the next few days?

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Propaganda Score

confidence: 95%

Significant concerns. Multiple propaganda techniques detected.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 4 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence

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Name Calling / Labeling 70% confidence

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Appeal to Fear 80% confidence

Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.

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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 85% confidence

Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Construction of the equally powerful Nord Stream 2 was completed on September 10, 2021, but the pipeline was never put into operation.”

VERIFIED BY REFERENCE

Wikipedia and TASS both confirm that Nord Stream 2 was completed in 2021 but never entered operation.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nord Stream 2 (NS2) runs from Ust-Luga in northwestern Russia near Estonia. The pipeline was built to increase gas exports to Europe, aiming to double capacity. The project was completed in 2021, but …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream

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web search NEUTRAL — Construction of the equally powerful Nord Stream 2 was completed on September 10, 2021, but the pipeline was never put into operation.
https://tass.com/politics/2130143

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web search NEUTRAL — Nord Stream 2 is possibly the world's most controversial infrastructure project, and it was thrust further into the spotlight when Russia invaded Ukraine ear...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzibtVSamrY

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Claim 2: “The 1,224-km-long Nord Stream pipeline runs along the bottom of the Baltic Sea from Vyborg in Russia to Greifswald in Germany and has a capacity of 55 bcm per year.”

VERIFIED BY REFERENCE

The technical specifications (1,224 km, Vyborg to Greifswald, 55 bcm capacity) are corroborated by TASS and consistent with general Nord Stream 1 descriptions in Wikipedia.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nord Stream was a pair of offshore natural gas pipelines in Europe that run under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_1

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web search NEUTRAL — The 1,224-km-long Nord Stream pipeline runs along the bottom of the Baltic Sea from Vyborg in Russia to Greifswald in Germany and has a capacity of 55 bcm per year.
https://tass.com/politics/2130143

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web search NEUTRAL — Proponents of Nord Stream, most notably Germany, Russia and the Nord Stream consortium, have largely dismissed the concerns as unwarranted and argue that the pipeline is a common European project that…
https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/94432/2008_Nord+Stream.pdf

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Claim 3: “On September 26, 2022, an unprecedented terrorist attack was carried out on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines”

VERIFIED BY REFERENCE

Wikipedia confirms that on September 26, 2022, a series of underwater explosions occurred on the Nord Stream pipelines.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nord Stream (German–English mixed expression for "North Stream"; Russian: Северный поток, Severny potok) is a set of offshore natural gas pipelines which run under the Baltic Sea from Russia to German…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream

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web search NEUTRAL — Terrorist Attacks on Nord Stream Pipelines. 26 September 2025, 13:16 GMT. In such a case, the price of gas pumped via the pipelines would no longer be the result of an agreement between Russia and Ger…
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260513/us-wants-to-buy-out-part-o…

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Claim 4: “Under Biden, the Americans claimed that these pipelines would never go into operation again.”

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This is reported as a statement made by Sergey Lavrov regarding the US position. While it describes a claim made by the Americans, it is presented through the lens of a Russian official without independent verification of the specific wording used by the Biden administration.

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web search NEUTRAL — Under Joe Biden, the US said the Nord Stream pipeline network would not operate, but now it wants to buy the part of the pipelines owned by European companies, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov t…
https://sputniknews.in/20260513/10901183.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Nord Stream 2 never became operational, as is well known. Nord Stream 1 has been shut down for weeks because of Russia’s weaponization of energy.”According to @SecBlinken, the Nord Stream pipeline bom…
https://wearechange.org/blinken-calls-sabotage-attacks-on-no…

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Claim 5: “Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office initiated a criminal case over an act of international terrorism.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm or deny the opening of a criminal case by the Russian Prosecutor General's Office.

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Claim 6: “The United States plans to restore the Nord Stream pipelines and buy them from Europeans for next to nothing in order to later dictate its own gas prices”

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The claim is attributed to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in interviews with RT and TASS. There is no independent corroboration from other news organizations or official US government statements to verify this as a factual plan of the US government.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 are two of 23 natural gas pipelines between Europe and Russia. The leaks were located in international waters, but within the economic zones of Denmark and Sweden.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_pipelines_sabotage

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web search NEUTRAL — The United States plans to restore the Nord Stream pipelines and buy them from Europeans for next to nothing in order to later dictate its own gas prices, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said i…
https://tass.com/politics/2130143

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Claim 7: “the Americans want to buy out the share previously owned by European companies... at roughly one-tenth of what the Europeans paid for it.”

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This specific detail regarding the 'one-tenth' purchase price is part of the claims made by Sergey Lavrov to RT/TASS and is not corroborated by any other independent source.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nord Stream 1, Russia's largest gas pipeline to Europe, has been closed indefinitely after a number of leaks were found in it and a parallel pipeline, Nord Stream 2.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60131520

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Claim 8: “only one string of Nord Stream 2 out of the four pipelines in the system remained intact”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that explosions occurred on '3 of 4 Nord Stream pipes', leaving one intact.

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web search NEUTRAL — On 26 September 2022, a series of underwater explosions and consequent gas leaks occurred on 3 of 4 Nord Stream pipes, rendering them inoperable. [8] The Nord Stream 1 (NS1) and Nord Stream 2 (NS2) ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_pipelines_sabotage

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web search NEUTRAL — Three years since explosions rocked Russia's cherished Nord Stream pipelines, making them obsolete, very little remains known about the daring operation. One of the boldest sabotages in modern history…
https://kyivindependent.com/who-sabotaged-nord-stream-3-year…

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web search NEUTRAL — What is Nord Stream? Nord Stream system consists of two double pipelines, Nord Stream 1 (NS1) and Nord Stream 2 (NS2), built by Russia's state-controlled Gazprom to deliver up to 110 billion cubic met…
https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/piracy/feat…

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Claim 9: “Now they blame Ukrainians for blowing them up (three out of the four pipelines were damaged)”

DISPUTED

Evidence shows a conflict in attributions: one source mentions the US blames Ukraine, while another states that 'Ukraine denied involvement' and 'Moscow blamed the US'. There is no consensus on who the US officially blames.

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web search NEUTRAL — Three of the four pipelines under the Baltic Sea near Bornholm were damaged.Mystery has long surrounded the blasts and no-one admitted ordering the attack. Ukraine denied involvement; Russia came unde…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwywdmz7xpgo

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Claim 10: “On April 29, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Moscow intends to appeal to the International Court of Justice if Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland fail to conduct an honest and transparent investigation into the Nord Stream sabotage.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the specific statement made by Maria Zakharova on April 29.

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