Russian President Vladimir Putin and his German counterpart Angela Merkel discussed the Nord Stream-2 natural gas pipeline to Germany and the transit of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine in a phone call on Monday, the Kremlin said.
Reuters: Putin, Merkel discuss Ukraine gas transit and Nord Stream 2
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin (R), and French President Emmanuel Macron are seen at the opening ceremony of the Paris Peace Forum at the Villette Conference Hall in Paris on Nov. 11, 2018. The three leaders will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Normandy summit on Dec. 9 in Paris in a bid to advance long-stalled peace efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.
