BRATISLAVA – Germany will not become dependent on Russia for gas due to Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Feb. 7, stressing that it was crucial to ensure Ukraine remained a transit country for gas.
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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a press conference on the sidelines of a Visegrad group countries (V4) and Germany Summit at Bratislava Castle on Feb. 7, 2019 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
