German Chancellor Olaf Scholz avoided answering a journalist’s question directly about whether sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline are “taboo” for his government. He stated this at a press conference with the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, reports RIA News…
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Scholz, who had previously warned Russia in an interview with German media about the consequences in the event of an invasion of Ukraine, once again stressed that Germany and the EU would obviously react to the violation of Ukrainian borders by Moscow. At the same time, he noted that the main task of European countries is to prevent such a development of events. “We want security and cooperation in Europe, we want the borders not to be violated. This is what we are talking about now, ”the Chancellor added. At the same time, the German leader did not comment directly on the situation with Nord Stream 2.
Earlier, the Financial Times reported, citing its sources, that the German Chancellor’s administration could stop Nord Stream 2 in a hypothetical military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, although in general it supports this project.
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