Sanctions hit Zug jobs already

The sanctions against Russia are beginning to have an impact in Switzerland. All 140 staff who work at the headquarters of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in Zug have been made redundant.

The news of the job losses was announced by the Federal Councilor Guy Parmelin during a television interview. 

The pipeline company belongs to the Russian energy giant Gazprom.

Last week Germany stopped the certification of the new line which runs more than a thousand kilometers in the Baltic Sea. 

The company in Zug is not responding to requests for comment. 

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