“Let’s Reopen Nord Stream to Save the Economy”: in Germany, the Shock Proposal that Breaks the Taboo on Russia - Economic Scenarios

Chancellor Merz wants to put a stop to the reactivation of the North Stream pipelines in the course of new Russia sanctions. One of his deputy in the CDU leadership now demands the opposite.

“Let’s reopen Nord Stream to save the economy”: in Germany, the shock proposal that breaks the taboo on Russia - Economic Scenarios

A growing number of Germans are beginning to realize that the country's economic well-being, along with the competitiveness of German industry, is

The deputy chairman of Germany's ruling coalition Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Michael Kretschmer, supports the idea that the possible resumption of work on the Nord Stream gas pipeline could be used as a way to push Russia to negotiate peace in Ukraine, DPA reported. "Nord Stream is a possible start to negotiations with Russia," Kretschmer said in an interview with Zeit Online, published on Sunday and quoted by BTA. Kretschmer, who is prim…

Chancellor Merz wants to put a stop to the reactivation of the North Stream pipelines in the course of new Russia sanctions. One of his deputy in the CDU leadership now demands the opposite.

Chancellor Merz wants to put a stop to the reactivation of the North Stream pipelines in the course of new Russia sanctions. Michael Kretschmer demands the opposite.

Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) is currently calling for the Nord Stream pipelines to be used as diplomatic leverage to resume talks with Russia. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, on the other hand, recently proposed sanctions against Nord Stream to prevent future gas transport through the pipelines.