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The pipeline was a purely economic project, at least now the government says a russian invasion of ukraine would have an impact. >> translator: if there is renewed aggression, we have the full bandwidth of measures including nord stream 2. >> reporter: the u.s. urged them to use nord stream 2 as leverage to deter moscow. now the state department says if russia invades the project is dead. >> if russia invades ukraine, one way or another nord stream 2 will not move forward. >> reporter: currently...

Already completed. theres no gas flowing i believe is your point. but would that with enough of a deterrent to shut that down now considering as general keane has pointed out it may not be as much leverage that some think because the gas is not flowing to germany and not a revenue source? >> it has been build but not certified. the lead lobbyist for the poopline is a former german chancellor schroeder who led the effort ironically. it has been completed but its not certified, which will take abo...

Leverage to try and get - security guarantees that he wants. - can he get those guarantees? is the west going to give them? i dont think they are going to give into his demand - that they guarantee that ukraine never becomesl part of nato. thats a step too far. but there was some responses . that were leaked, us responses, which provided some openings for strategic dialogue - over, for instance, - intermediate—range nuclear missiles, which is something that russia has been askingl to start neg...

Yesterday was not as clear in his commitment. he wouldnt even mention the pipeline by name. but this pipeline plays an important role in terms of the strategy for different sides here. what do you see as the u.s. role in helping germany navigate this so that this pipeline cant be leverage for putin? >> yeah, i think theres -- right now you have almost a disagreement more about tactics than strategy twhen comes to nord stream 2. the question of whether its better to stay on the front end to putin...

I think i can sustain sanctions. hes already amassed some $600 billion in reserves. hes re-engaged his chinese trading and natural resource sales. so hes looking at this like, okay, you guys are dwindling -- you keep telling me what you wont do, and it allows me to figure out what i will do. thats what i worry about. i would have changed that early on three months ago if i were the biden administration. >> its more than worrisome. the idea of calling bluff with all the stakes that are part of it...

Of ukraine, again, then there will be, there will be no longer a nord stream ii. we will bring an end to it. >> >> translator: >> translator: it is part of the process that we do not start everything in public because russia may understand that there will be more to come. >> we will be united and we will act together and we will take all of necessary steps and all of the necessary steps will be done by all of us together. >> president biden did not give details of how the pipeline, which is not ...

Look like he is building up his forces. - there were 90,000 to100,000 troops on the border in april- 2021, so, although has been an additional build—up - and movement of forces since then, _ this has been— ongoing for quite a while. the sources we talk to seem to say— he is using this as- leverage, as diplomatic leverage, - to get security guarantees that he wants. can he get those guarantees? is the west going to give him those guarantees? i dont think they are going to give in to his dem...

The impact on europe and the rest of the world would be devastating and pay a heavy price. there will be no longer nord stream 2. we will bring an end to it. >> sandra: a question that follows that, how would you do that, considering thats in german control. he said he was confident that he indeed would be able to. are you confident that that is leverage that we do indeed have if putin invades, we shut down that, shut down the pipeline? >> it is going to take the germans working with us on this ...

State. that will make life uncomfortable for them. they will hopefully convey that discomfort to president putin and ask him to ease off. i wouldnt go as far as saying sanctions have never had an effect on the russians. the last big venture they did was the invasion of crimea in 2014. it may be that it slows him down. we do know sanctions give the russians pause in their decision making. they may not be the final determinant of why the russians do something or not. >> could -- would europe in ge...

Figure out what i will do. thats what i worry about. i would have changed that early on three months ago if i were the biden administration. >> its more than worrisome with all the parts of it obviously. you just described the perfect scenario for leverage, which is concerning for everyone. susan glasser, mike rogers, thank you so much. i appreciate it. >> thanks, laura. theres a major development in the trial of say rah palin versus "the new york times." why would a judge say hes going to dis...