Merkel Says U.S. Pipeline Sanctions Not Legally Justifiable

‘We will act in this context,’ Merkel tells lawmakers
Germany preparing to take action if U.S. sanctions imposed

Angela Merkel on July 1.
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

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By Patrick Donahue and Arne Delfs

July 1, 2020 at 11:42 AM UTC

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July 1, 2020 at 1:30 PM UTC

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Chancellor Angela Merkel decried new U.S. sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline as “not compatible” with Germany’s interpretation of legal standards and called on the project to be completed.

“We will act in this context,” Merkel said in Berlin on Wednesday as lawmakers queried her in Germany’s lower house, or Bundestag.