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Bloomberg: Merkel vows sanctions against Russia if pipeline used as weapon

Published Aug. 22, 2021 at 4:05 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a joint news conference with Ukrainian President following their talks at the Maryinsky palace in Kyiv, on August 22, 2021.

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Chancellor Angela Merkel reinforced her vow to push for additional sanctions against Russia if the Kremlin uses the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline linking Russia to Germany as a “weapon.”