While visiting Kiev on Sunday 22 August, the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, tried to reassure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project that has been designed to link Russia to Germany in order to bring Russian gas to Europe, while not, however, needing to pass through Ukraine.
“We agree with the Americans that gas should not be used as a geopolitical weapon”, said the Chancellor after her meeting with Mr Zelensky. She continued to say: “It...