Germany’s foreign minister under pressure over Nord Stream 2 sanctions

Annalena Baerbock has sympathy with US demands, but there is considerable Social Democrat support for Russia’s pipeline

Germany’s new foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, has been caught a diplomatic vice days into the job, as US puts pressure on the coalition government in Berlin to vow to block the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the event of Russia invading Ukraine.

The controversial pipeline project, which runs from Vyborg in Russia to Lubmin in north-east Germany, is also likely to be the first test of the new German government’s unity of approach.

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