Speaking at the 2019 Munich Security Conference late last week, US Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday made it clear that Washington is not ready to accept defeat on the Nord Stream 2, and urged the EU member states to reject the project.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is concerned over “the prospect of further hardball tactics from the Trump administration” regarding the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, Bloomberg cited three unnamed sources as saying on Tuesday.
“US diplomats leaned on officials in Paris and Brussels to join their opposition to the Nord Stream 2 project over the past 10 days as Merkel thrashed out an agreement over the plan with France,” the source pointed out.
The remarks came after Merkel defended the development of the project during her speech at the 2019 Munich Security Conference, dismissing US concerns that Nord Stream 2 will weaken Europe’s strategic position.
US Vice President Mike Pence, for his part, reiterated Washington’s irreconcilable stance on the issue, urging its EU partners to follow suit.