US, Germany still disagree over Nord Stream 2 — White House - TASS

Washington and Berlin disagree in their approaches to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, but this does not affect relations between the two allies, a senior US administration official has said.

During a press call on national security and foreign policy in US President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office, the official was asked on how the incumbent US administration acts when it disagrees with its allies on some issues, citing Nord Stream 2 as an example.

In response, the official said that having an alliance or a close partnership with another country does not mean that you agree on every issue, but you are "broadly, strategically aligned about the key challenges that you face."

"We’ve been quite clear, for example, with the German government that we think Nord Stream 2 is a bad deal. They have a different view of it, and we have taken steps, including some concrete steps, to underscore the degree to which we are committed to trying to get them to change their view of that pipeline," the official said.

"But fundamentally, our relationship with Germany, our relationship with our other key European and transatlantic partners, is in a cornerstone of our approach to the rest of the world, including to Russia," he added.