[Long time readers may recall several long series of investigative reports from our correspondent Grigory Pasko about the controversial Nord Stream gas pipeline project over the past two years. As we have *reported earlier*, Grigory has also shot a documentary film on the subject, entitled “Buried At Sea”. Last week, he was invited to Stockholm to show his film to parliamentarians, environmentalists, and the local press. Grigory’s visit to Stockholm happened to coincide with the arrival of a mysterious Nord Stream propaganda bus that’s been making the rounds of strategic European cities in recent weeks. Unable to resist the opportinity, Grigory paid the bus a visit and even met with the former Swedish bank president Nord Stream has hired as its high-profile lobbyist in that country. – Editor]

The Nord Stream Propaganda Truck

Grigory Pasko, journalist

A promotional automobile of the firm «Mercedes-Benz» has situated itself on the main square of Stockholm, not far from the Grand Hotel and the royal palace, right next to the parliament building. On the body of the auto is drawn a map of the Nord Stream gas pipeline and a map of the location of the Baltic countries. This tractor-trailer of the company Nord Stream arrived in Stockholm from Finland. Prior to that, it roamed the lands of Germany and of Europe in general. Everywhere the tractor-trailer has stopped, employees of the company and hired volunteers were convincing the inhabitants that they and their project are good, that everything they say can and should be believed.