Germany and US reach truce over Nord Stream 2 pipeline

The US and Germany have reached a deal to resolve their longstanding dispute over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, including a promise from Berlin to impose sanctions on Russia if Moscow threatens its neighbours’ energy security.

Men working at the construction site of the so-called Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in Lubmin, northeastern Germany, on March 26, 2019.
Men working at the construction site of the so-called Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in Lubmin, northeastern Germany, on March 26, 2019.Foto: Tobias Schwartz/AFP/NTB
Publisert 22. July 2021, kl. 14.40Oppdatert 22. July 2021, kl. 14.40
EnergiGassNord StreamRusslandVladimir Putin