German foreign minister warns scrapping Nord Stream 2 pipeline would cut Russia loose from obligations to Western Europe

One of the world’s

One of the world’s largest gas pipelines, currently under construction, is good for more than just cheap fuel, the German Foreign Minister has said. It’s also one of the last remaining political ties between Russia and the West.

Hitting out on Wednesday at critics of the joint project with Moscow, Heiko Maas warned the project’s detractors must consider the “geostrategic” consequences of failing to finish work on Nord Stream 2.

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