Germany’s Baerbock Warns Against Nord Stream Reopening

Germany’s acting Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday that the disputed Nord Stream gas pipeline shouldn’t be reactivated, amid suggestions that a potential ceasefire in Ukraine could lead to renewed deliveries from Russia.

“Not reactivating Nord Stream 2 is our best self-protection,” Baerbock told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with her Nordic and Baltic counterparts on the Danish island of Bornholm. “The cohesion of the EU is our life insurance, and this should always be strongly considered.”