Das Erste announced the emerging split in the government coalition of Germany over Russia

“The first foreign policy rifts are becoming visible in the traffic light coalition,” the message says.

Author Corinna Emunds notes that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock are trying to find a common approach to the issue of relations with Russia.

According to the author of the material, Berbock needs to find his own foreign policy approach, how to respond to the "threats" of Russia. 

The traffic light coalition remains cautious, ”she says.

Emunds also reports on the discussions between the Greens and the Social Democrats regarding Nord Stream 2.

According to her, Nord Stream 2 stands before the coalition parties "like an elephant in a china shop."

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak expressed hope for the completion of the certification of Nord Stream 2 in mid-2022.

On November 16, it became known that the German regulator suspended the certification of Nord Stream 2 AG as an independent operator of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

Subsequently, Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, decided to establish a subsidiary in Germany in order to meet the country's requirements for certification of the German section of the pipeline.