07/03/2018at 10:09

Germany not worried about Nord Stream 2 despite Russia-Ukraine gas conflict

While Russia has completely cut off Ukraine from its gas supply, Germany is not concerned that Russia will use Nord Stream 2 as a political weapon. And it seems that the pipeline would be hard to stop anyway, according to a new evaluation from the EU Council's legal experts.

by LOUISE WENDT JENSEN

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