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White House defends lifting sanctions on Nord Stream 2 before German crackdown

By Katherine Doyle
Published February 23, 2022 1:07am ET
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White House defends lifting sanctions on Nord Stream 2 before German crackdown
The White House defended President Joe Biden’s decision to lift sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline last year after Germany halted the project due to Russia’s mounting aggression against Ukraine. Certification of the $11 billion Russia-backed gas pipeline was suspended following Russia’s decision to move troops into separatist-backed regions of Ukraine on Monday night. […]

The White House defended President Joe Biden’s decision to lift sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline last year after Germany halted the project due to Russia’s mounting aggression against Ukraine.

Certification of the $11 billion Russia-backed gas pipeline was suspended following Russia’s decision to move troops into separatist-backed regions of Ukraine on Monday night.

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