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In the event of a Russian attack on Ukraine, Germany will refuse to commission the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. This was stated by the German Ambassador to Poland, Arndt Freitag, in an interview with the Polish edition of Rzeczpospolita.
“I can’t imagine the launch of Nord Stream 2 after Russia invades Ukraine,” the diplomat said, stressing that Berlin was warning the Russian leadership about this.
According to him, Russian President Vladimir Putin does not disclose his plans, but one can observe a huge concentration of Russian troops around Ukraine. “But what he will do, we do not know. Therefore, we should not now voice our detailed reaction, ”said Freitag.
Whether the German authorities will take other steps in the event of a further escalation of tension in the region, he did not specify. At the same time, the ambassador acknowledged that any new sanctions against the Kremlin “will be costly” to the German economy, since Germany’s presence in the Russian market can be considered significant. “But we are ready to make sacrifices in order to prevent something incomparably worse – a war,” the ambassador summed up.
Recall that recently in Western countries, as well as in Ukraine, there have been statements about a possible “invasion” of Russia into Ukrainian territory. Western media reported that the US intelligence community allegedly had evidence that Russia was planning to film a video showing a faked attack on its troops and use the video as a pretext to invade Ukraine. Moscow has denied such accusations and maintained that Russia poses no threat to anyone.
Source: Rosbalt
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