Germany has been assured by the United States that any sanctions imposed on Russia will not affect the building of a gas pipeline to bring Russian gas to Europe, a spokeswoman for the German economy ministry said on Friday.
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Reuters: Germany says US sanctions will not affect Nord Stream 2
A Nord Stream pipeline operator stands on Oct. 8, 2012 on a platform overlooking the diagnostic cleaning plant before the opening ceremony of the North Stream second gas link in Portovaya bay, some 60 kilometers from Vyborg in northwestern Russia.
