Germany’s government sees US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 as illegal and does not predict any change under a Biden administration

Germany’s government sees US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 as illegal and does not predict any change under a Biden administration, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas tells Der Spiegel. “”We have no illusions. There are almost no differences between Republicans and Democrats on this issue,” he said. He attributed US opposition to the pipeline to US interest in selling liquefied natural gas to the EU. A direct Russia-Germany pipeline would render the existing pipeline across Ukraine redundant, depriving Ukraine of $2-3 billion in annual transit fees.