One of Europe's longest-running political disputes is now over. United States President Joe Biden has just agreed to drop sanctions against a projected gas pipeline linking Russia to Germany, in return for a German pledge to strengthen the security of European countries should they be subjected to future Russian military or economic pressure.
The deal puts an end to a debate which poisoned relations between European nations.
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