The U.S. and Germany reached an agreement allowing the completion of a controversial Russian natural-gas pipeline, ending years of acrimony over the project
the completion of a controversial Russian natural-gas pipeline
, the State Department said Wednesday, giving Germany a long-sought victory on energy supplies while limiting concessions to the U.S. and Ukraine. The deal gives Germany long-sought access to expanded energy supplies and allows Russia to double its deliveries of natural gas directly to Germany, bypassing an existing route through Ukraine, which has opposed the pipeline.
The benefits of the deal to the U.S. and Ukraine are less tangible, with U.S. and German officials agreeing to assist Kyiv in energy-related projects and diplomatic initiatives. A U.S. request for a so-called kill-switch clause, enabling Berlin to suspend gas flows in the event of Russian aggression toward its neighbors or Western allies, wasn’t included, officials said.
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