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President Vladimir Putin on Friday vowed to oppose any actions from the Trump administration targeting Nord Stream 2, a pipeline project expected to significantly increase Russia\u2019s natural gas exports to Europe.<\/p>\n
Mr. Putin defended the project in the wake of news outlets reporting this week that President Trump has pressured German Chancellor Angela Merkel to withdraw her support for the pipeline in lieu of possibly provoking a transatlantic trade war.<\/p>\n
\u201cDonald is not just the U.S. president, he\u2019s also a good, tough entrepreneur,\u201d Mr. Putin said at a joint news conference held with Ms. Merkel in Sochi, The Moscow Times reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s promoting the interests of his business, to ensure the sales of liquefied natural gas on the European market,\u201d Mr. Putin added. \u201cI understand the U.S. president. He\u2019s defending the interests of his business, he wants to push his product on the European market. But it depends on us, how we build our relations with our partners, it will depend on our partners in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe it (the pipeline) is beneficial for us, we will fight for it,\u201d said Mr. Putin.<\/p>\n
The pipeline is expected to transport upwards of 55 billion cubic meters of gas annually from Russia to Germany beginning in 2019, doubling Russia\u2019s current exports and consequently reducing Germany\u2019s demand for resources from competing countries.<\/p>\n
Mr. Trump urged Ms. Merkel in April to withdraw support for the pipeline in exchange for kickstarting a new trade deal between the U.S. European Union, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing U.S. and European officials.<\/p>\n
The U.S., German and their allies have been at odds with Russia particularly after Mr. Putin\u2019s government annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, though leaders in both Berlin and D.C. have advocated for being on better terms with Moscow as of late.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a strategic interest in having good relations with Russia\u201d Ms. Merkel said Friday.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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