Full Stream Ahead: Breakthrough gas pipeline opens valve

It's an historic day for Western Europe's energy supply, which is now being bolstered by Russian gas directly, through a brand-new pipeline. President Dmitry Medvedev, Chancellor Angela Merkel and their partners in the projest have turned the valve that's opened the receiving end of the Nord Stream line in Germany. The ten Billion dollar project is the longest sub-sea gas route in the world. It will now provide a stready flow of much-needed Russian fuel to Germany and its neighbors, without the need for transit countries. RT's Daniel Bushell is at the scene of the Nord Stream launch. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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