LONDON - Germany has decided to block the operation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia in retaliation against President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognise the “independence” of two self-proclaimed rebel enclaves in Ukraine.
Condemning Mr Putin’s move as a “unilateral, incomprehensible and unjust action,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz claimed that the action violated the “fundamental principles” that have underpinned the global order.
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