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The president of the United States has once again been critical of the construction of the gas pipeline. As the United States tries to protect Germany from Russia, Berlin continues to pay Moscow billions. Donald Trump also has an explanation for this.
After the poisoning of Russian government critic Alexej Navalny, US President Donald Trump once again called for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea to be stopped. The United States and NATO protect Germany from Russia, while Berlin pays Moscow billions, Trump criticized Monday at a press conference outside the White House. “Why is Germany in the business of giving Russia billions while we protect Germany from Russia? How is it supposed to work?” Trump said, repeating his well-known criticism of the project.
When asked by a journalist if Trump would support calls for the pipeline project to be suspended, he said: “Sure.” He was one of the first to ask for it. Trump speculated, however, that Germany could be so dependent on Russia for energy supply that it would not be possible to stop it. “Germany is in a weakened position when it comes to energy, they are closing all power plants,” he said.
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is being built across the Baltic Sea and is intended to transport natural gas from Russia to Germany. In Germany, too, there is now a discussion about whether to stop or suspend the project in response to the Navalny poisoning. The US government and Trump’s Republicans in Congress have long been against the bill and are trying to impose sanctions on it.
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Russian Ambassador summoned to London
Meanwhile, the British government has summoned the Russian ambassador to London. “The Foreign Minister (Dominic Raab) has made it clear that it is absolutely unacceptable that a prohibited chemical weapon has been used and that violence has been used again against a prominent member of the Russian opposition,” said a ministry spokesman. , according to a statement. Russia had to respond. Russia must conduct a “full, transparent criminal investigation” into the Navalny poisoning.
Navalny fell into a coma on a flight over Russia on August 20 and was later transferred to Berlin Charité at the insistence of his family. Following investigations by a special Bundeswehr laboratory, the federal government had announced that it considered it to be proven beyond any doubt that Navalny had been poisoned with the military neurotoxin Novitschok.
Russia denies being involved in the opposition case. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov spoke again on Monday of “absurd attempts” to link the Russian government with him. Navalny uncovered several corruption scandals in his home country.
