Nord Stream pipeline not only in Russia’s interest, Austria Says
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz says bloc should not jeopardise the project over opposition to the imprisonment of Alexei Navalny
07 February 2021 - 18:23
Frankfurt — The controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline is “in the interests of many EU countries” and the bloc should not jeopardise the project over opposition to Russia’s imprisonment of Alexei Navalny, Austria Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said.
“I welcome that Germany’s government continues to stick with Nord Stream 2,” Kurz told Welt am Sonntag in an interview published Saturday. “It’s a European project. Whoever thinks it is only in Russia’s interest is wrong.”..
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