MOSCOW, 8 Feb. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US President Joe Biden disagreed over Nord Stream 2, writes British Telegraph columnist Nick Allen.
"Mr. Scholz <…> found about a dozen different ways to say "NATO is united", but never publicly supported Biden, who promised to cut off the Russian gas pipeline in the event of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine", the article says.
According to Allen said the German leader «looked annoyed and rolled his eyes» when asked to mention Nord Stream 2 in the context of anti-Russian sanctions. Germany is not on the same wavelength as the US, and the divergence of views could widen after this joint speech, the columnist suggested. with a colleague,” the author summed up. Negotiations between the German Chancellor and the President of the United States were held in Washington, the parties discussed bilateral relations, the Ukrainian crisis, the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and climate protection. — 2″. Moscow has repeatedly emphasized that it has no aggressive plans against any countries, and such statements are used as a pretext to build up NATO contingent near the Russian borders.