BERLIN – Berlin sees the proposed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which would bring Russian gas direct to Germany under the sea, bypassing transit countries, as a private venture but wants clarity on the implications for Ukraine, a government spokeswoman said.
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Russian gas giant Gazprom's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alexei Miller (front L) and Chief Executive of French multinational electric utility company Engie Isabelle Kocher (front R) speak together as they are flanked by the Head of the supervisory board of Gazprom's Nord Stream 2 and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (rear R) during a signing ceremony for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline agreement, in Paris, on April 24, 2017.
