Germany Could Stop The Nord Stream 2 Pipeline If Russia Attacks Ukraine
The Independent|January 19, 2022
Germany may consider halting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia attacks Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz signalled yesterday, as pressure grew on his government to take a more hawkish stance on the Kremlin.
Sabine Siebold Alexander Ratz
Germany Could Stop The Nord Stream 2 Pipeline If Russia Attacks Ukraine

Mr Scholz met NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Berlin to discuss the next steps after talks between Russia and western states on the Kremlin’s deployment of troops along Ukraine’s border ended without a breakthrough last week.

Mr Scholz has previously said Germany is open to sanctions in the event of a Russian attack on Ukraine, with everything on the table, which would include the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany, intended to bring more Russian gas to western Europe.

Some observers say he is sending mixed signals by calling the pipeline – already been built but not yet approved for operation – a private commercial project that should not be singled out for sanctions.

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