Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday that he would stand up to any attempts by US President Donald Trump to block a Russian-German gas pipeline project. A US government official this week said Washington had concerns about the project, and that companies involved in Russian pipeline projects faced a higher risk of being hit with US sanctions. "He's promoting the interests of his business, to ensure the sales of liquefied natural gas on the European market," Putin said. He's defending the interests of his business, he wants to push his product on the European market. But it depends on us, how we build our relations with our partners, it will depend on our partners in Europe."

Source: dna May 18, 2018 14:48 UTC