Putin welcomes US concession on Nord Stream 2 sanctions

Published May 20, 2021 12:00am ET



Russian President Vladimir Putin is pleased that the United States has decided to waive sanctions on a major pipeline from Russia to Germany, but Kremlin officials are noncommittal about a prospective one-on-one meeting with President Joe Biden.

“This is definitely a positive signal,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday.

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