Blinken Says Nord Stream 2’s Completion Is a ‘Fait Accompli’
- He says Germany has ‘come to the table’ to discuss operations
- Republican McCaul calls the decision on pipeline ‘shameful’
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken called completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany a “fait accompli” and said the U.S. is now working with Germany to limit how dependent Europe’s energy system will be on Russia after it is finished.
“The physical completion of the pipeline was, I think, a fait accompli,” Blinken told the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday, saying that about 90% of the pipeline was completed during the Trump administration. “I think we have an opportunity to make something positive out of a bad hand that we inherited when we came into office.”