Energy and Environment

Rex Tillerson says ‘stability’ threatened by Russian pipeline

By John Siciliano
Published January 27, 2018 4:33pm ET
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Rex Tillerson says ‘stability’ threatened by Russian pipeline
In a Saturday press conference with Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (pictured above) said: "Like Poland, the United States opposes the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. We see it as undermining Europe's overall energy security and stability." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) | Susan Walsh

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is lashing out against Russia’s plans to open a natural gas pipeline to supply energy to Germany, saying Saturday that it threatens stability in the region.

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