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Read more about US: Myanmar, Russia pose early tests for Joe Biden's foreign policy on Business Standard. President Joe Biden is being confronted with two serious challenges in two disparate parts of the world that had either been neglected or the subject of inconsistent messaging during the Trump era
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Running out of gas? But Americans sanctions might I N THE CHILL waters off Bornholm, a Danish island in the Baltic sea, a complex game of cat-and-mouse is playing out. A flotilla of Russian boats is rushing to complete the construction of Nord Stream 2, a 1,230km (765-mile) gas pipeline that would double capacity from Russia to Germany. Less than 150km of it remains to be built. Meanwhile, the American government, armed with sanctions legislation, is picking off companies it suspects of involvement. As the saga enters its endgame, the pipeline’s fate may depend on the outcome of this race.
This title of acting chief of staff, whose relationship with the president is up and down at best, i think continues to appear like a figure who does not have the kind of razor-sharp control of the situation that, you know, many past white house chiefs of staff are known for, known for really having things well-locked-down and being highly organized. with mulvaney it's just another example here of a certain amount of confusion and even, i think, critics would say an air of incompetence. >> dan fried, you know these former diplomats. for them to step forward, putting their decades of service on...
Dan, ythank you so much for bringing us the story. coming up, high stakes impeachment hearings begin tomorrow. congressman mike quigley joins me next.