Merkel said this during a press conference.
She also disagreed with the opinion that Russia is more important for Germany than Ukraine and Eastern Europe.
“No, absolutely not.
The point is to find a way to a compromise on the project, which in its political assessment is evaluated differently by different countries, ”RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.
Earlier, US Undersecretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland said that the United States had reached an agreement with Germany on Nord Stream 2.
The Kremlin spoke about the conversation between the German Chancellor and the Russian President on the implementation of Nord Stream 2.