October 2020, Vol. 247, No. 10
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Germany Pressed to Rethink Nord Stream 2 Pipeline after Poisoning Pressure has mounted for German Chancellor Angela Merkel to reconsider the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will take gas from Russia to Germany, after she said Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny had been poisoned with a Soviet-style nerve agent. Merkel said Navalny, who is being treated in a Berlin hospital, was the victim of a murder attempt using the nerve agent Novichok. Merkel is demanding an explanation from Russia. Moscow has denied involvement and said the West should not leap to hasty conclusions. Western countries have condemned the attack and many German politicians want a tough response. “We must pursue hard politic

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