Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

…Scholz suspended certification of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. On the morning of February 24 Putin delivered a televised address announcing the beginning of a “special military operation,” and within minutes Russian air strikes were carried out against cities across Ukraine, beginning the Russia-Ukraine war. Putin’s unprovoked attack was…

…had already suspended certification of Nord Stream 2, a controversial Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline, he cautioned against measures such as cutting off Russia from the SWIFT financial payment system. Within days, however, Scholz announced a dramatic pivot in Germany’s foreign policy and defense posture. At a special meeting of the Bundestag,…