German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday that certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline connecting Germany and Russia has been put on hold, as Western countries roll out punitive measures over the Kremlin’s actions in Ukraine. Scholz told reporters in Berlin on Feb. 22 that his government’s decision to suspend the pipeline came in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recognition of the independence of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, a move feared to be a precursor to a large-scale invasion. “Now it’s up to the international community to react to this one-sided, incomprehensible and unjustified action by the Russian president,” Scholz said, adding that it was necessary to “send a clear signal to Moscow that such actions won’t remain without consequences.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a tweet that members of the Biden administration have been “in close consultations with Germany overnight and welcome …
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