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Deutsche Welle: Nord Stream 2 deal stokes fears of Russian aggression in eastern Europe

Published July 24, 2021. Updated July 24 at 4:50 am

In this file photo taken on March 26, 2019 workers walk at the construction site of the so-called Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in Lubmin, northeastern Germany.

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For most countries in central and eastern Europe, the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline is not simply a controversial project. Rather, they see it as a measure of the credibility of German policy in the region. And, right now, that credibility is in tatters.