Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project should stay out of politics and be protected from potential attacks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday, following a meeting between Russian and German leaders and reports of the US possibly introducing sanctions against the project in the coming weeks. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now “In the whole, there is understanding that this project is commercially viable, competitive, so measures need to be taken to shield it from potential attacks, non-competitive attacks by third parties, so as to eventually complete this project,” Peskov was quoted by Prime news agency as saying in the German city of Meseberg, where Russian President Vladimir Putin met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Saturday. The leaders underlined that it is “wrong to politicize this project in any way,” he added. Following the meeting, the Wall Street Journal […]