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German Minister of Finance Sigmar Gabriel has aligned himself with Vladimir Putin on the Nord Stream-2 pipeline expansion, a Kremlin transcript appears to show

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EurActiv: Putin and Gabriel Team Up on Nord Stream 2 Against Brussels

Germany's Minister of  Finance, Sigmar Gabriel (SPD), has aligned himself with Vladimir Putin on the Nord Stream gas-pipeline expansion issue. EurActiv's partner Tagesspiegel reports.

A transcript of a meeting last month between Gabriel, and the Russian Premier, Vladimir Putin, has been published by the Kremlin. It concerns the planned expansion of the Nord Stream Baltic Sea gas-pipeline.

According to the report, Gabriel explained that he would ensure that construction of the pipeline would remain legal in the eyes of the German authorities. Gabriel also made it clear that Brussels should have limited involvement with the project.

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