Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

FILE PHOTO: Workers are seen at the construction site of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, near the town of Kingisepp, Leningrad region, Russia, June 5, 2019. REUTERS
Explainer

Suspension, sanctions, lawsuits: Germany's Nord Stream 2 headache

German Minister Robert Habeck whose Greens party always opposed the project, told in an interview that it could end up being entirely scrapped

Specialists perform an above-water tie-in while finishing the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas subsea pipeline onboard the laybarge Fortuna in the Baltic Sea, September 8, 2021. Picture taken September 8, 2021. Nord Stream 2/Handout via REUTERS
Global Economy

US reassures allies over Nord Stream 2 but says it's a 'reality'

Having grown up in East Germany near the Polish border, Merkel, 67, was seen by some observers as a chancellor who could relate to the post-communist states of central Europe
Europe

'Ms Nord Stream 2?': Germany's Merkel makes difficult last visit to Poland

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Europe

Russia pledges retaliation after new US sanctions