BERLIN, Jan 18 Berlin remains committed to its joint statement with the US on Ukraine's energy security, which stipulates the conditions for the operation of Nord Stream 2, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. And this refers to the fact that if it comes to military intervention against Ukraine, this will entail a high price,» Scholz said at a press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Yesterday, 5:07 pm FT: German government split over Nord Stream 2 Scholz repeatedly stated during a press conference that «Russian aggression against Ukraine would have dire consequences.» «We are in contact with each other, we are constantly preparing the opportunity for a common coordinated reaction and discussing it,» Scholz said. He added that Berlin «feels responsible for the fact that gas transit through Ukraine continued,» and continues to work on this. Scholz also recalled that Germany as a whole plans to abandon fossil fuels by 2045, this will also apply to natural gas. Earlier, Germany and the United States issued a joint statement, which refers to measures to support Ukraine, European energy security and common climate protection goals. . It formulated a number of conditions for the operation of Nord Stream 2. In particular, the United States and Germany stated that it is in the interests of Ukraine and Europe to continue the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine after 2024, Berlin undertakes to use all available levers to facilitate the extension for up to 10 years of the gas transit agreement between Ukraine and Russia, including the appointment of a special envoy to support these negotiations to start them as soon as possible, but no later than September 1, 2021. In particular, Germany is committed to seeking sanctions against Russia if it uses energy as a weapon against European countries. 28Poles mocked Ukraine because of Nord Stream 2
