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Advocate for Baltic Security: Stop the NordStream 2 Pipeline
June 1, 2021 - June 22, 2021
Dear Estonian society and community leaders –
Please consider sharing with your communities this call to action to contact Members of Congress regarding this week’s announcement from the White House that certain parties engaged in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline would be exempt from sanctions that Congress passed into law last year. EANC and its sister organizations in the Central and East European Coalition have sent a letter to President Biden expressing our concern over the decision, as we feel waiving these sanctions is a grave mistake. Completion of the pipeline poses many dangers to the security of central and east Europe, and this to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. We are inviting our constituents to engage with Congress and the White House to ask for reconsideration of this decision. Below is suggested text to use in forwarding this request to your friends, colleagues and community members:
Dear Friends of Estonia,The recent report issued by the Biden Administration regarding waivers for NordStream2 entities and individuals has drawn major attention from friends of Estonia on Capitol Hill. In particular, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID), respectively and other bipartisan Senators have issued statements strongly urging the Administration to reconsider its decision regarding the waivers. The above-mentioned statements are available at https://www.foreign.senate.gov/press/chair/release/ and https://www.foreign.chairman-menendez-statement- on-state-departments-nord- stream-2-report- senate.gov/press/ranking/ release/risch-biden-and- blinken-are-handing-putin-a- gift-with-ns2-waivers To further raise the profile of the Nord Stream2 pipeline sanctions, the Estonian American National Council invites you to contact your elected officials (Senators and Representatives) and request they issue statements or contact the Administration expressing their disapproval of the waivers. Feel free to use the Action Item and sample letter here for your convenience. Your communication with your elected officials will denote the importance and urgency to stop the completion of the political pipeline.
EANC thanks you for your support of our advocacy efforts to help ensure security in the Baltic region and beyond!