‘We must show US that the jokes are over’: Top German MP says Berlin shouldn’t sit idle as Washington hampers its energy projects

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As the US braces to slap sanctions on European firms building the last leg of the Russia-Germany Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a senior MP in Berlin argues that formal protests don’t work anymore – but a strong response could.

Germany may follow America’s lead in foreign policy and defense expenditures, but it is less submissive when it comes to energy security, which is sacrosanct for Europe’s economic powerhouse. This week, US lawmakers introduced a bill tightening the chokehold on Germany’s flagship energy project it jointly runs with Russia, targeting European companies laying underwater tubes for the much talked-about Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

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