Berlin, which has long defended the Nord Stream 2 project, has faced pressure to take steps against the pipeline in light of so-far unfounded accusations against Moscow of purportedly poisoning opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has elaborated on Berlin’s decision not to include the Nord Stream 2 project in its list of sanctions, explaining the move by the fact that it is not a German-Russian project, but an international one. He added that since several European countries are involved in the pipeline’s construction, there must be an EU consensus regarding any sanctions against it.
Earlier, Germany threatened to impose “targeted and proportionate sanctions” against Russian officials purportedly involved in the alleged poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny. Maas said the sanctions would go into effect should Moscow not “explain” who allegedly poisoned the political activist in Russia and how.
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