Putin, Dutch Sign Deal Expanding Nord Stream

While meeting in Amsterdam recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte witnessed the signing of an agreement of intent to expand the Gazprom-controlled Nord Stream pipeline system into the Netherlands and potentially to the United Kingdom. The CEOs of Gazprom and of Gasunie, Aleksei Miller and Paul van Gelder, signed the document, following Putin and Miller’s initiative to expand Nord Stream.