EU’s Russia Strategy Ignores Germany’s Nord Stream 2 Issue
- Relations with Moscow to deteriorate further, EU says
- Report ahead of EU summit comes as Biden meets Putin
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The European Union’s eagerly awaited strategy to “push back” against Russia makes no mention of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany, which has been a central dilemma for the bloc for years.
The report, requested by member states ahead of a leaders’ discussion planned next week, reiterates the EU’s long standing approach to Russia but proposes little by way of potential solutions even as it recognizes that relations with Moscow continue to deteriorate.