Germany Saw No Risk in Russian Gas, Declassified Report Reveals
- Document shows assessment of Nord Stream 2 in Oct. 2021
- Merkel argued Russia had always been a reliable gas supplier
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Four months before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Germany still claimed that the opening of a new gas pipeline from Russia would pose no risk to energy supplies for the country or the wider European Union, according to a declassified security document.
“Overall, the assessment comes to the conclusion that the granting of certification does not jeopardize the security of gas supply in Germany and the European Union,” according to a then-top secret report on the Nord Stream 2 link by the economy ministry.