St.Petersburg,Russia.April 9, 2010. Nord Stream gas pipeline underwater construction starts. Construction of the Nord Stream pipeline from Russia to Europe under the Baltic Sea has been officially launched near near Vyborg city of Leningrad region. Pictured: l-r EU Commissioner for Energy Guenther Oettinger, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller ,Russian President Dmitry Medvedev , former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (Schröder) attended the opening ceremony in Vyborg