Germany's new Chancellor Olaf Scholz must show more leadership in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and take bold steps to force the Kremlin to the negotiating table rather than just rely on dialogue, Kiev's envoy to Berlin told Reuters.
Critics of the pipeline fear Russia is using it as a geopolitical tool, while supporters say it is a commercial project.
The conflict should be resolved by political, not military means, his government has said, and Berlin supports NATO's position that membership should not be ruled out although it is not for any time soon. "The errors of the past should not be repeated," he said. "The new government must act preventively and already today make the political decision to scrap the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline on the bed of the Baltic Sea."
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