Russia’s Alfa Group appears to be emerging as a major Russian financier of North Stream 2

Russia’s Alfa Group appears to be emerging as a major Russian financier of North Stream 2, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst writes for the American Interest. In “Why Nord Stream 2 Will Not Be Built,” an article written before the Helsinki summit was announced, Herbst argues that the Trump Administration can use new sanction legislation to target Russian oligarchs involved in the Russia-Germany pipeline project.