All NS2 does is double NS1's capacity. It hampers Russia's ability to bypass Eastern Europe to have NS1 blown up. I can think of at least three parties for who

All NS2 does is double NS1's capacity. It hampers Russia's ability to bypass Eastern Europe to have NS1 blown up. I can think of at least three parties for whom this would be convenient. All of them publicly objected to NS2 and and none of them are Russia.