The U.S. will drop its longstanding opposition to Nord Stream 2 under a deal that German officials see as a diplomatic victory, but which is likely to displease some western allies wsj.com/articles/u-s-g… via @WSJ
German officials rejected a U.S. demand to include a so-called kill-switch for NordStream2 that would've enabled halting gas flows. German negotiators argued that such state interference in a privately owned project could be the target of a legal challenge wsj.com/articles/u-s-g…
The deal was delayed to avoid eclipsing Merkel’s farewell visit to the WhiteHouse, according to officials close to the negotiations. Merkel has made the completion of the pipeline a signal achievement marking the close of her political career wsj.com/articles/u-s-g…
U.S. urges Ukraine to stay quiet on Russian pipeline.
The Biden administration is asking an unhappy Ukraine not to make waves, as it nears Russia-Germany pipeline agreement. politico.com/news/2021/07/2…
The Biden administration is asking an unhappy Ukraine not to make waves, as it nears Russia-Germany pipeline agreement. politico.com/news/2021/07/2…
German officials point out that U.S. itself is buying oil from the Kremlin: imports of Russian petroleum products hit the highest volume in a decade this year, largely due to American sanctions on Venezuela, a major oil exporter wsj.com/articles/u-s-g…
Reporting this over the years, I've noticed that many in the US often appear not to get that many Germans in and out of government are very fundamentally opposed to someone from the outside telling them where and how to buy their energy. wsj.com/articles/u-s-g…
German officials note that @ABlinken himself penned a @Harvard undergraduate thesis arguing that Reagan-era sanctions against a Soviet-European pipeline went against U.S. interests & that protecting the western alliance mattered more. History repeating? amazon.de/Ally-Versus-Am…
"The Americans have submitted to Angela Merkel. She gave the Russian president a farewell present... there is no actual compromise between Biden and Merkel, but only a submission by the Americans" says @robinalexander_ on the US-German #NordStream2 deal welt.de/debatte/plus23…
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