The United States will ask Germany to abandon Nord Stream 2 in the event of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Blomberg said on Tuesday, citing sources.
Putin and Biden held talks on Tuesday via video link. They will discuss tensions over Ukraine, NATO's move to the borders of the Russian Federation and the Russian leader's initiative for security guarantees.
On the eve of the talks, CNN reported that United States officials were considering imposing restrictions on Russia over Ukraine. According to its sources, the new sanctions could apply to members of Putin's inner circle, Russian energy producers, as well as provide for the possible exclusion of the country from SWIFT, an international interbank system for transferring information and making payments.
The spokesman for the Russian leader, commenting on the appearance of such reports, called them a continuation of the information hysteria that has been observed in recent days in the Western media.
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