US Confident Russia- Germany Gas Pipeline Project Won't Proceed If...

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that government was "working on a strong package of sanctions" alongside allies "including Nord Stream 2" if Russia attacks Ukraine.

The United States is confident Germany will not open the Nord Stream 2 pipeline with Russia if Moscow invades Ukraine, a top US official said Thursday.

"If Russia invades Ukraine, one way or another, Nord Stream 2 will not move forward," Victoria Nuland, the State Department's number three official, told reporters.

"I think the statements coming out of Berlin even today are very, very strong," she said.

Asked why the United States was confident, she said that the pipeline still had not been tested or certified by German regulators.