Tensions With US Fuel Debate Over Germany’s Future Defense Strategy

Nina Scheyer, spokeswoman for the Social Democratic Party of Germany on energy issues, said she supports the lifting of US sanctions against Nord Stream 2.

Tensions With US Fuel Debate Over Germany’s Future Defense Strategy

German coalition member backs US easing Nord Stream sanctions in Russia peace talks

A move by the White House to grant a reprieve to Russian energy divides Berlin’s incoming government.

Germany’s SPD Signals Support for Nord Stream 2 Reprieve Amid US-Russia Talks

A leading figure from Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) expressed support for a possible move by the United States to lift sanctions specifically on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline  , suggesting it could contribute to efforts toward peace in Ukraine, POLITICO reported on April 24. Nina Scheer, the SPD’s spokesperson on energy matters, said that the US sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline were “unlawful from the start,” and suggested that rem…

Energy politician Nina Scheer (SPD) has expressed openness to a possible end to the US sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The US sanctions were "illegal from the outset," and their withdrawal would "therefore be in accordance with international law," she told Politico's Europe newsletter "Brussels Decoded" (Thursday). "In the interest of diplomatic paths to peace and an end to the war of aggression against Ukraine, steps that may …