German Ambassador Anka Feldhusen: Berlin reassessing relations with Putin

International opposition has always been strong to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will bypass Ukraine and send more natural gas directly from Russia to Germany.

But now, a growing chorus of voices inside Germany is calling on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to call a halt to the Baltic Sea project that is 94% complete and, once operational, will increase the direct bilateral transit capacity to 110 billion cubic meters when combined with the existing Nord Stream line.