Dear Editor:

The November 5 issue of The Ukrainian Weekly featured an RFE/RL analysis “U.S. Congressional Ukraine Caucus worried Nord Stream 2 sanctions bill could be dropped.”

This is a disconcerting development because, as members of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus have noted, any attempt to include language that waters down current U.S. sanctions against Nord Stream 2 will be detrimental to Ukraine’s interests and undo President Donald Trump’s efforts to halt construction of the pipeline. If a revised version of the bill passes, it will do irreparable harm to Ukraine and, at the same time, put Germany and Europe in a position to be permanently blackmailed by Vladimir Putin and Russia.