{"id":1282039,"date":"2022-02-08T14:22:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T19:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1282039"},"modified":"2022-02-08T14:23:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T19:23:00","slug":"germanys-scholz-refuses-to-back-biden-on-nord-stream-2-pipeline-shutdown-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germanys-scholz-refuses-to-back-biden-on-nord-stream-2-pipeline-shutdown-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany\u2019s Scholz Refuses to Back Biden on Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Shutdown Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgermanys-scholz-refuses-to-back-biden-on-nord-stream-2-pipeline-shutdown-threats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1282039&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1369208184-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has shied away from backing President Joe Biden\u2019s pledge to \u201cbring an end\u201d to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Europe should Russia invade Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint press conference from the White House on Monday, Germany\u2019s recently installed left-wing chancellor, Olaf Scholz refused to confirm his country\u2019s position on the controversial pipeline should Russian forces cross into Ukraine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Despite lifting sanctions on the pipeline put in place by Donald Trump, President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/02\/07\/remarks-by-president-biden-and-chancellor-scholz-of-the-federal-republic-of-germany-at-press-conference\/\">said<\/a> per a White House readout: \u201cIf Germany \u2014 if Russia invades \u2014 that means tanks or troops crossing the \u2014 the border of Ukraine again \u2014 then there will be \u2014 we \u2014 there will be no longer a Nord Stream 2.&nbsp; We will bring an end to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though American sanctions could hinder the project, the construction is basically complete and opening of the pipeline is ultimately in the hands of Germany, with approval required from the country\u2019s&nbsp;Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur).<\/p>\n<p>The German chancellor promised to act with \u201cone voice\u201d on the Ukrainian issue with the United States, yet he failed to support the threat to shut down Nord Stream 2.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is part of this process that we do not spell out everything in public because Russia could understand that there might be even more to come. And, at the same time, it is very clear we are well prepared with far-reaching measures,\u201d Sholz said according to White House interpreters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will take these measures together with our Allies, with our partners, with the U.S., and we will take all necessary steps.&nbsp; You can be sure that there won\u2019t be any measures in which we have a differing approach.&nbsp; We will act together jointly,\u201d the German leader added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The approval of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia is outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel\u2019s \u201cbiggest mistake\u201d, the former president of the EU Council said in comments backing up warnings from former President Donald Trump. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MtjINbgPL8\">https:\/\/t.co\/MtjINbgPL8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1465652116870021121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Germany, which decided to focus on so-called green energy as opposed to nuclear or fossil fuels under Scholz\u2019s predecessor Angela Merkel, has been facing an energy crisis amid soaring demand following the loosening of lockdown restrictions across Europe and Russia allegedly holding back supplies of natural gas.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 8 million households in Germany have seen their electricity bills rise by more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/commodities\/german-households-feel-heat-rising-power-gas-bills-2022-01-04\/\">60 per cent<\/a> over the previous year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The European power\u2019s reliance on Russian gas has been widely credited for Germany\u2019s reluctance to take a firm line on Ukraine, with Scholz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/germany-blocks-estonian-arms-exports-to-ukraine-report\/a-60520988\">blocking<\/a>&nbsp;Estonia from sending German-made military equipment to Kyiv. The United States, in comparison, has sent&nbsp;80 tonnes of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/24\/ukraine-applauds-as-second-shipment-of-u-s-lethal-aid-arrives\/\">lethal aid<\/a>\u201d to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>In January, former heavyweight boxing champ-turned Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/26\/klitschko-comes-out-swinging-germany-betrayed-ukraine-for-putins-gas-says-ex-boxing-champ\/\">echoed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2018\/07\/11\/trump-starts-nato-summit-on-front-foot-blasts-hypocritical-germany-as-captive-of-russians\/\">criticisms<\/a> made by former President Donald Trump against the connections of the German political class with Russian energy firms, particularly former Chancellor Gerhard&nbsp;Schr\u00f6der, who initially signed off on the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>Since leaving office,&nbsp;Schr\u00f6der has gone on to serve on the boards of several Russian energy companies, including&nbsp;Rosneft, Nord Stream AG, and Nord Stream 2 AG.<\/p>\n<p>Last week,&nbsp;the former chancellor was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/02\/06\/pipeline-politics-ex-german-chancellor-gerhard-schroder-nominated-to-board-of-russian-state-owned-gas-company\/\">nominated<\/a> to serve on the board of Russia\u2019s state-owned gas company,&nbsp;Gazprom, resulting in criticism throughout Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Should the Biden administration follow through with its threats to shut down the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, it remains to be seen where Germany will look to meet its energy demands. The country has already banned the use of fracking for natural gas and is in the process of shutting down its remaining nuclear power plants, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/31\/germany-shuts-down-half-of-remaining-nuclear-power-plants\/\">announcing<\/a> the closure of half of its plants last month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">European Gas Reserves Dwindle, Prices Soaring, Cold Winter Could Mean \u2018Gas Disaster\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eyjh3zT5AJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/eyjh3zT5AJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1481676163902840832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Kurt Zindulka on Twitter here <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtZindulka\">@KurtZindulka<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has shied away from backing President Joe Biden\u2019s pledge to \u201cbring an end\u201d to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Europe should Russia invade Ukraine. 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