Scholz met with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in an attempt to establish better relations between the two nations that have been increasingly at odds over issues ranging from energy policy to rule of law.
Should the Kremlin act as the aggressor, sanctions would be imposed, Jens Stoltenberg said. These would likely be limited to economic sanctions and additional defensive deployments to NATO’s eastern flank.
Russian influence on the EU will expand, Mateusz Morawiecki said.
Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is not threatening security of gas supply to Germany and the European Union.
The latest step to completion comes as Europe faces an energy crisis.
“We agree with the Americans that gas should not be used as a geopolitical weapon,” the German chancellor said.
The U.S. says a deal has been reached with Germany to prevent Russian gas from being used as political leverage by Moscow over Europe in
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