The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs threatens Russia with sanctions against Nord Stream-2
16:20, 27 January
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German Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock has threatened tough sanctions, including on Nord Stream 2, in response to further Russian aggression against Ukraine.
She stated this on Thursday during a debate on the situation around Ukraine in the Bundestag, FAZ reports.
"In the event of new aggression, we have a wide range of answers, including on Nord Stream 2 ... Yes, we want a permanent dialogue. Those who speak do not shoot", - Baerbock said.
As the German minister noted, it is also a matter of firmness, which "unmistakably makes it clear that the cornerstones of the European world order are out of the question".
What is known
- U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said Russia's Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline would not work if Russia invaded Ukraine.
- The head of the German Navy, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach, said that the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula would never return to Ukraine. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine demands a public refutation by the German government of his statements. Later, the commander of the German Navy, Kay-Achim Schönbach, was forced to resign and retire.
- Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said that any Russian invasion of Ukraine would have serious consequences.
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