Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel made a brief working visit to Kyiv on August 22. She had met with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, in Moscow on August 20. Considering the virtual completion of the controversial Russo-German Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, t... #MerkelandZelenskiy #MerkelinKyiv #MerkelvisitsUkraine
Enduring differences between Kyiv and Berlin on the implications of the scheme were highlighted during their joint press conference. Zelenskiy continued to insist that Nord Stream 2 is a political weapon which Russia will use against Ukraine and Europe. Merkel denied this and in... #GermanyandUkraine #MerkelandZelenskiy #MerkelinKyiv #NordStream2sabotage
Last night, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Germany wants Ukraine to remain a transit country for Russian gas to the EU. “We guarantee that Ukraine will maintain its status as a gas transit country, even if construction of Nord Stream 2 is completed,” Merkel said in Berlin at a joint press conference with President Zele... #AngelaMerkelandUkraine #MerkelandZelenskiy #UkraineGasTransitCountry
