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Germany halts approval of gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 after Russia’s actions
PUBLISHED TUE, FEB 22 20226:25 AM ESTUPDATED 5 MIN AGO
Holly Ellyatt

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Many fear that the sending of troops into the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic is a precursor to a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany would not accept the recognition of the two self-proclaimed, pro-Russian separatist regions in the Donbas region of east Ukraine.

Germany on Tuesday halted the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline designed to bring natural gas from Russia directly to Europe, after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized breakaway parts of eastern Ukraine and sent troops into the region.

Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his country would not accept the recognition of the two self-proclaimed, pro-Russian separatist regions in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, and that Germany had to reassess the situation regarding Nord Stream 2.

“In light of the most recent developments we must reassess the situation in particular regarding Nord Stream 2,” Scholz said at a news conference.

Scholz said he’d asked the German economy ministry to take steps “to make sure that this pipeline cannot be certified at this point in time, and without this certification Nord Stream 2 cannot operate.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/22/germany-halts-certification-of-nord-stream-2-amid-russia-ukraine-crisis.html