Readers of the German magazine Der Spiegel advised the United States to tackle its internal problems.
According to Polyexpert, readers of the German edition of Spiegel were outraged by the news that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had appointed Amos Hochstein as senior adviser to the State Department for energy security.
“The American diplomat will deal with the” mineralization of risks from the Nord Stream-2. Blinken believes that Hochstein will be able to develop and implement a comprehensive US strategy to strengthen global energy security”, the statement says.
The appointment caused a strong reaction from readers. The users were outraged by this maneuver and advised the United States to tackle its internal problems.
“What will be the next step? Will they appoint an advisor to oversee our trade with China? ” – a commenatry posted by a user under the nickname Bernd says.
“What planet does Joe Biden live on?” – another commentator asked.
The situation was also commented on by Russian politicians and diplomats. According to a member of the Federation Council Alexei Pushkov, the special envoy of the State Department will try to resist the launch of Nord Stream-2. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that appointments in the US government did not have much impact on relations between the countries.