Germany: Scholz and Biden 'united and together' - govt spox on NS2 speculation

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Berlin and Washington are ‘united’ amid rising speculation about the future of Nord Steam 2 if Russia invades Ukraine, according to the government spokesperson.

Journalists probed German government spokesperson Wolfgang Buchner in Berlin on Wednesday after weeks of unclear statements about if Berlin would support the US’ promise that Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would be terminated in the case of an invasion by Russia.

“Do you understand the statement by Mr Biden and the US government as a threat?” asked the journalist. “All options are on the table in case of a military intervention, that that is absolutely clear. And that it needs no further interpretation,” Buchner answered.

Europe is currently facing an energy crisis and under heavy fire for its current dependency on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to deliver gas, following depleted supplies.

The chancellor’s trip to Moscow is scheduled for February 15. Currently, a number of issues are straining German-Russian relations, including the delayed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, which awaits regulatory approval, in addition to tensions at the Russian-Ukrainian border.

The US and the West have warned that Russia is planning to invade Ukraine amid a troop build-up on the regions around the Russia-Ukraine border. Moscow has repeatedly dismissed the accusations as “disinformation.”

SOUNDBITES:

SOT, Journalist (German): “The US president promises that Nord Stream 2 would not happen if the Russians would cross the Ukrainian border. That is nothing uniform, but something completely different than what the German government says again and again. do you understand the statement of Mr Biden and the US government as a threat?’
Wolfgang Buchner, Deputy government spokesperson (German): “There is absolutely no reason for such an insinuation or speculation. I simply believe that the statement of the chancellor saying that all options are on the table in case of a military intervention, that that is absolutely clear. And that it needs no further interpretation.”

SOT, Journalist (German): “He (Scholz) he has not made any statement with regard to the [...]”
Wolfgang Buchner, Deputy government spokesperson (German): “The federal chancellor literally said in Washington ‘we will act united and together,’ also in all these questions. And I think there is not much room for interpretation there.”

SOT, Journalist (German): “About the new alliance from president Macron and if the federal government federal government supports this approach.”
Wolfgang Buchner, Deputy government spokesperson (German): “Here, too, we can simply say that we are, and this has become very clear over the last few weeks, in a very close exchange with our allies. With France, and of course with our partners in the EU, and especially closely with the United States, which you experienced with the chancellor’s trip. And you can assume that all the initiatives that are currently running in parallel are also closely linked and coordinated with each other. In this respect, no one will surprise the other, but we will work closely together.”

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