“Everything has been decided, this is an economic project, and the geopolitical aspect must be taken into account.
From a political point of view, it doesn't matter whether Russian gas comes by land or by sea, ”TASS quoted him as speaking at an event organized by the Stuttgarter Zeitung newspaper.
Laschet said the EU will need more gas in the future, while fewer and fewer countries are producing fuel in Western Europe.
The politician noted that after the laying of the Nord Stream 2 pipes in August-September, it will be necessary to issue a new EU permit.
“And then a condition can be set so that it cannot be used geopolitically,” he concluded.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said that they have different views on the Nord Stream 2 project.