Stock Photo - 18 April 2023, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Sassnitz-Mukran: Unused pipes for the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline from Russia to Germany are stored on the site of the port in the municipality of Sassnitz. It was not until April 17, 2023 that it became known that the German government had purchased unused pipes for the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline for the Rügen LNG terminal. According to earlier information from the state government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Nord Stream 2 pipes with a total length of 60 kilometers are stored in Sassnitz on the island of Rügen. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa. - Sassnitz-Mukran/Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania/Germany