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| https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=560f7234-7a2a-48b9-a855-c0398776b846 | STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON CANCELLATION OF RUSSIAS SOUTH STREAM GAS PIPELINE PROJECT | 2014-12-02 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | AZ | John McCain | M000303 | www.mccain.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today released the following statement on Russia’s cancellation of the South Stream gas pipeline project: “President Vladimir Putin’s decision to abandon the South Stream gas pipeline project is an important victory for Europe’s energy security. Mr. Putin has long exploited Europe’s dependence on Russian energy, using energy as political leverage to intimidate and bully neighboring countries and undermine efforts within the European Union to respond more strongly to Russian aggression. The South Stream gas pipeline would have consolidated his control over the energy supply in Europe and granted him unprecedented power in the international arena. That is why I urged the Bulgarian government in June to collaborate more closely with their European partners to secure its energy interests and refrain from working with entities sanctioned by the United States. These efforts were successful, and I am pleased to see that similar efforts by the European Union have finally culminated with Putin’s decision to forgo the pipeline project entirely. “Now is simply not the time for business as usual with Russia. With the support of the United States, the European Union should move quickly to mount a serious effort to secure non-Russian supplies of gas to Europe and prevent Putin from using energy as political leverage once and for all. To this end, the United States has a critical role to play in helping to liberate our allies from Russia’s stranglehold on the European natural-gas market. Cheap and abundant American resources have helped lower prices globally, but while Putin sells oil and gas freely around the world, we impose major restrictions on selling our energy to all but a few. That is why I have sponsored the North Atlantic Energy Security Act, legislation that will deploy our own natural resources to weaken the Putin regime and strengthen our allies in Europe. America’s energy sector has the potential to serve as a hugely important asset that could be used to bolster the economy, serve U.S. foreign policy objectives, and strengthen our national security and the security our allies around the world.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |