The Guardian: Germany and Russia gas links: Trump is not only one to ask questions
Politicians and energy experts say Nord Stream 2 will make Europe reliant on Russian gas.
Donald Trump may have used typically emotive – if premeditated – language from the outset at the Nato summit in Brussels to lambast Germany for its willingness to build a gas pipeline, but the US president’s view that this will make Europe particularly dependent on Russian gas is widely shared by European politicians, thinktanks and energy specialists, including some in Berlin.
No country is more angry about the pipeline than Ukraine, an ally Trump is supposedly poised to abandon when he meets the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in Helsinki on Monday.
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WNU Editor: President Trump publicly called out German Chancellor Merkel and other countries for their energy deals with Russia .... and it is making everyone uncomfortable. Reading the reaction from the European press today on this story has been quite a treat.
Update: DUH!!!! .... A Russian Pipeline Threat to European Security: Moscow’s ambitions are never ‘purely commercial.’ (Sohrab Ahmari, Commentary)
More News On The German - Russian Energy Deal
Analysis: The Russian pipeline to Germany that Trump is so mad about, explained -- Washington Post
The Pipeline Trump Says Risks Making Germany “a Captive of Russia” -- Bloomberg
Germany isn't the only country that still needs cheap Russian gas -- Ivana Kottasová, CNN
Germany may not be 'controlled' by Russia — but Trump did have a point highlighting a growing connection between the 2 countries -- Business Insider
