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Published 11/05/2009 by France24

Sweden, Finland okay Russia's Nord Stream pipeline

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the 3rd Russian-Finnish Forest Summit in St. Petersburg, in October 2009. After years of procrastination, Sweden and Finland agreed on Thursday to allow the Russian-led Nord Stream pipeline to pass through their waters in the Baltic Sea, a crucial step for the project...

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Sweden, Finland Approve Pipeline

The $15 billion Nord Stream pipeline cleared its last major regulatory hurdle as Sweden and Finland gave the green light to a project that could redraw the energy ... - [11/05/2009 - WSJ.com: What's News US]

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