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Congress may force Biden to stop Russia s Nord Stream 2 pipeline John E. Herbst, opinion contributor © Getty Images President Biden speaks with reporters outside the White House Nord Stream 2, the Kremlin s pet project to bypass Belarus, Poland and Ukraine and deliver natural gas directly to Germany, poses a graver threat than Russia s recent military buildup in the region. Russian President Vladimir Putin has consistently used gas as a political weapon, and Nord Stream 2 would make it easier to do so in the future. The story isn t over. A strong bipartisan majority in Congress wants to kill the pipeline and will step in. Congress has already passed laws to halt the pipeline - the Protecting Europe s Energy Security Act (PEESA) and Protecting Europe s Energy Security Clarification Act (PEESCA) - and these laws contain mandatory sanctions. The administration cannot simply ignore them when sanctionable activity is taking place. What s more, this legislation is

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