Sections of Nord Stream 2. Photo: DPAGermany on Friday lashed out at Washington over new sanctions against Russia that target the planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe. Those include the Nord Stream 2 pipeline which would pump Russian gas under the Baltic Sea directly to Germany. In a hard-hitting statement, the German and Austrian said they "cannot accept the threat of extra-territorial sanctions against European companies that participate in the expansion of European energy supplies", adding that this would "violate international law". They accused Washington of using the sanctions to squeeze Russian gas supplies out of Europe in favour of US energy exports.

Source: The Local June 16, 2017 10:30 UTC