国际英语资讯:Germany keeps its cool over U.S. sanctions on Nord Stream 2
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 24-- <span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="last">last</span>-<span word="ditch">ditch</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="Nord">Nord</span> <span word="Stream">Stream</span> 2 <span word="through">through</span> <span word="imposing">imposing</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="pipeline">pipeline</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refrained">refrained</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="countermeasures">countermeasures</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="avoided">avoided</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="responses">responses</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="punitive">punitive</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>," <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> "<span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="extraterritorial">extraterritorial</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span>."</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="around">around</span> 160 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="left">left</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pipeline">pipeline</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Baltic">Baltic</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>. <span word="Scheduled">Scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020, <span word="the">the</span> 1,230-<span word="kilometer">kilometer</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="pipeline">pipeline</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> 55 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span>, <span word="offshore">offshore</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="provider">provider</span> <span word="Allseas">Allseas</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="contractor">contractor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="laying">laying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pipes">pipes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Nord">Nord</span> <span word="Stream">Stream</span> 2 <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="headquartered">headquartered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>, <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Nord">Nord</span> <span word="Stream">Stream</span> 2 <span word="pipelay">pipelay</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="NATO">NATO</span>) <span word="summit">summit</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="captive">captive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="obtaining">obtaining</span> 60 <span word="to">to</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="pipeline">pipeline</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="inappropriate">inappropriate</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span>."</p>
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