Nord Stream 2 could still sabotage German-American relations
The Russian pipeline is the one point of friction in otherwise friendly ties
OLAF SCHOLZ and Joe Biden seem to be destined to have as cordial a relationship as Angela Merkel and Barack Obama did. The incoming German chancellor and the American president are both Atlanticists on the centre-left of their respective political spectrums who are committed to fighting climate change. Mr Scholz has called America “Europe’s closest and most important partner”. As finance minister he got on well with the Biden administration.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “High-pressure umbrage”
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