"Sure.
I have supported this (and before. -
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I am the first to suggest this.
You did not even hear about Nord Stream 2 until I raised this topic, ”he said during a press conference.
Thus, he answered the question of whether he would support the suspension of the project in response to the situation with Alexei Navalny.
Trump stressed that Germany is concluding a deal, according to which it will pay Russia "billions of dollars", while the United States must "protect Germany from Russia" within NATO.
In 2018, Trump said that Nord Stream 2 was not in Germany's interests, and the United States would compete with the project.
In addition, he noted that Germany will become completely dependent on Russia in the energy sector if it does not change its course.