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hunter

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20. And now come the Nord Stream 2 troubles, sooner than expected...

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Tue Feb 8, 2022, 12:06 AM

Feb 2022

MOSCOW (AP) — In a flurry of diplomacy across two continents, President Joe Biden emerged from a meeting with Germany’s new leader Monday vowing the crucial Nord Stream 2 Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline would be blocked if Russia further invades Ukraine. Russia’s Vladimir Putin said the U.S. and its allies were the only ones talking about invasion.

Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron met for hours in Moscow at the same time Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke at the White House in efforts to defuse the crisis before armed conflict breaks out. Russia has massed thousands of troops at the Ukraine border, adding military might almost daily.

The White House has expressed increasing alarm about the prospects of a war, and Biden has been looking to solidify support among European allies for economy-jarring sanctions against Russia if it moves further with an invasion.

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https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-joe-biden-vladimir-putin-europe-moscow-46f8be10fa71af16bae8f3a9bd82918d

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142865653

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream

Hybrid natural gas / wind / solar energy schemes are a bad idea. They will prolong our dependence on fossil fuels and increase political instabilities.

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And now come the Nord Stream 2 troubles, sooner than expected... hunter Feb 2022 #20