Digital Desk: Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated Tuesday that Germany had taken steps to delay the process of approving Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, as the West began adopting severe measures against Moscow over the Ukraine conflict, according to the Associated Press.
Scholz told reporters in Berlin that the step was taken in response to Moscow's activities in Ukraine.
The decision is a big step forward for the German government, which resisted ending the project despite pressure from the US and certain European countries.
For years, the United States has maintained that constructing a new pipeline to transport natural gas from Russia to Germany will strengthen Europe's dependency on Russian energy supplies.
Meanwhile, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed alarm about the "deteriorating" situation in Ukraine on Tuesday. In a statement released on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of sabotaging peace efforts and undermining his country's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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"We are on our territory; we are not afraid of anything or anyone," Zelenskiy added. "We owe no one anything, and we will give nothing to no one."
In addition, US President Joe Biden signed an executive order barring commerce and investment in the region, seeing Putin's actions as a flagrant violation of Moscow's international responsibilities.
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