“It is important in the future to talk about those issues on which there may not be a single assessment in the transatlantic partnership,” Merkel quotes TASS.
According to her, “at the moment the theme of Nord Stream 2 is also among them.
“In this regard, it is important for me that we pursue the same policy in relation to Ukraine, and that it is Ukraine that remains an important partner in matters of transit and gas supplies,” the Chancellor added.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, during talks with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, said that the American administration was strongly opposed to the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced that the gas pipeline will be completed in 2021.