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The German government said it will not abandon the Nord Stream 2 project, despite US sanctions and calls by the European Parliament to impose EU measures against the Russian-backed gas pipeline project over the Navalny case, Euractiv reports in its article
“There is no direct connection between the Navalny case and Nord Stream 2,” government spokesman Steffen Seibert said in Berlin on Monday (25 January), adding that the attitude of the government to the project has not changed. Berlin condemns “the harsh, disproportionate actions of the Russian security forces against peaceful demonstrators” and continues to demand the “immediate” investigation of the chemical weapons attack on Alexei Navalny, Seibert added. The German government “took note of” the European Parliament’s resolution demanding the suspension of Nord Stream 2, but this has “not changed” its position regarding the pipeline project, Seibert said. Despite US sanc
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The German government said it will not abandon the Nord Stream 2 project, despite US sanctions and calls by the European Parliament to impose EU measures against the Russian-backed gas pipeline project over the Navalny case.
“There is no direct connection between the Navalny case and Nord Stream 2,” government spokesman Steffen Seibert said in Berlin on Monday (25 January), adding that the attitude of the government to the project has not changed.
Berlin condemns “the harsh, disproportionate actions of the Russian security forces against peaceful demonstrators” and continues to demand the “immediate” investigation of the chemical weapons attack on Alexei Navalny, Seibert added.
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