Germany: Nord Stream 2 certification ‘suspended,’ won’t resume if Russia attacks Ukraine

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Germany has suspended the certification of a controversial gas pipeline linking the European power to Russia, according to a senior member of Germany’s newly formed government.

“The Federal Network Agency has suspended the certification process due to the existence of clear regulation in European law regarding the energy area on unbundling and other issues of the [company’s] structure,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Monday in Brussels.

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