Merkel: "Nord Stream 2 is not a weapon against Kiev". Zelensky: "Dangerous Russian geopolitical weapon"

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August 22, 2021 "We also spoke to the United States about the fact that Nord Stream 2 should not be a weapon," said Angela Merkel at a press conference in Kiev with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensy.

The Ukrainian president said the Russian-German Nord Stream 2 pipeline is "a dangerous geopolitical weapon of the Kremlin". "We look at this project only from a security perspective," he explained. Later, answering a question, Zelensky insisted that "this is a weapon against Ukraine and all of Europe" and that it is a mistake not to see it that way.

On the Ukrainian situation, the president said: "We must reach a truce and guarantee it, and make sure that the representatives of the International Red Cross have access. The pressure on Russia must continue. "