Merkel, Macron to Put Aside Differences on Russian Gas Pipeline

  • Germany and France spoke ‘very openly’ on Nord Stream project
  • Leaders agreed to work toward more European energy sovereignty
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron sought to iron out differences over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline ahead of talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on the controversial Russian project.

The two leaders spoke “very openly” about the disputed gas pipeline, Merkel said on Friday after a video conference with her French counterpart.