MOSCOW, November 2 (RIA Novosti) - The volume...

Vladimir Putin said currently Denmark is guaranteed 1 bcm as a minimum.

"In the future, this volume could be tripled," he said.

The Nord Stream pipeline, which will carry gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea, bypassing Poland, Belarus and Ukraine, is being built jointly by Russia"s Gazprom, Germany"s E.ON Ruhrgas and BASF-Wintershall, and Dutch gas transportation firm Gasunie with an estimated price tag of $12 billion.

On October 20, Denmark became the first country to approve the pipeline"s route. The Danish Energy Authority issued Nord Stream AG, the Nord Stream operator, a license for the pipeline to pass across Denmark"s territorial waters (87.7 km) and its exclusive economic zone (49.9 km).

Putin said the decision had helped improve relations between Russia and Denmark, adding that it was an example of a balanced, non-politicized approach toward energy issues.

His remark was an indirect jab at Estonia, whose parliament on Tuesday

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