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Biden says he'll shut down Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia further invades Ukraine

2.2M views · Feb 9, 2022 · 0:33 · 0 HN recommenders · 5 mentions · discussed 2022–2025

A one-minute Yahoo Finance clip of President Biden saying he would shut down the Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia further invaded Ukraine.

Why Hacker News points people here: HN commenters cite it as evidence in arguments over who was behind the Nord Stream sabotage, quoting Biden's statement.

“there will be no longer a North Stream 2, we will bring an end to it”HN comment, 2023

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Cites itWatchDogOct 2022

“Biden publicly stated that he will shut down the nord stream if Russia attacked Ukraine[0]”

Biden's statement about shutting down Nord Stream 2

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Biden publicly stated that he will shut down the nord stream if Russia attacked Ukraine[0], so he’s sticking to his word. [0]: this video

in “Nord Stream blast 'blew away 50 metres of pipe'” · view on HN
Cites itsixQuarksNov 2022

“I promise you, we will be able to do it”

Biden quoted promising to end the pipeline

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Biden LITERALLY was quoted saying that we will take out the pipeline, when further asked about it, he said "I promise you, we will be able to do it". this video You probably haven't seen this because the mainstream never shows it when talking about the pipeline sabotage.

in “Nord Stream leaks confirmed as sabotage, Sweden says” · view on HN
Cites itfakethenews2022Feb 2023

“I'll take President Joe Biden's threat as evidence.”

Biden's threat cited as evidence

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Until someone else takes credit for it, I'll take President Joe Biden's threat as evidence. Video link: this video

in “Blowing Holes in Seymour Hersh's Pipe Dream” · view on HN
Cites itpetreOct 2023

“there will be no longer a North Stream 2, we will bring an end to it”

Biden's remarks about ending Nord Stream 2

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He said something in the lines of "there will be no longer a North Stream 2, we will bring an end to it". He did not say how, just "I promise you we'll be able to do it". this video

in “Sweden reports damage to Baltic Sea cable with Estonia” · view on HN
Jokemmh0000Sep 2025

“Shocking, there is no longer a NordStream 2. =D”

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this video "There will be no longer a NordStream 2, we will bring an end to it" Shocking, there is no longer a NordStream 2. =D

in “Europe is locking itself in to US LNG” · view on HN