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Germany may consider halting Nord Stream 2 if Russia attacks Ukraine, Scholz says

by Reuters
Tuesday, 18 January 2022 13:33 GMT

BERLIN, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Germany is ready to discuss halting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline should Russia attack Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday, responding to increasing domestic and international pressure amid a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's borders.

"It is clear that there will be a high price to pay and that everything will have to be discussed should there be a military intervention in Ukraine," Scholz told reporters, responding to a question on Nord Stream 2 after meeting NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

Stoltenberg said he had invited NATO allies and Russia to a series of meetings at the NATO-Russia Council to discuss ways to improve the security situation, after a first round of talks was held last week in Brussels. (Reporting by Sabine Siebold and Zuzanna Szymanska Editing by Miranda Murray)

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