Draghi’s promise is at stake
President Biden and Olaf Scholz, the new German Chancellor, are not on the same page regarding Nordstream 2. Biden threatens that no natural gas will flow through the pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine. But for Germany, Moscow is much closer and Scholz will realise that 40 percent of all natural gas in Europe comes from Russia.
Unlike the Netherlands, Germany is actually switching to natural gas, away from lignite and oil boilers. Meanwhile in Moscow, Macron is trying to de-escalate the issue, if only for the upcoming French elections.