Süddeutsche Zeitung: the new German authorities allowed the freeze of Nord Stream 2 because of Kiev 
to freeze the Nord Stream 2 project because of Ukraine. Columnist Stefan Cornelius wrote about this in an article for the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
The author of the article claims that Germany has become dependent on Russia for energy, which has become the country's “biggest foreign policy problem”. At the same time, it is pointed out that such a problem appeared during the Cold War, but its importance was always tried to downplay.
According to Cornelius, the argument that Germany and Russia need each other as a buyer and a supplier is correct only partly. Russia is willing to pay the highest price for this dependence on Germany in order to advance other interests, he said. As a result, he believes, Berlin may freeze the project in spite of Moscow, for the sake of Kiev and for the sake of Germany itself.
Earlier, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavel Klimkin called for compensation from Germany for the launch of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline “. According to Klimkin, “everyone has to pay the bills,” so the best thing Kiev can do is “knock the Germans down” for Nord Stream 2.
Construction of Nord Stream 2 has been completed 10 September. In early November, the Ministry of Economy and Energy of the Federal Republic of Germany reported that the certification process of the gas pipeline continues, the date of completion of the procedure is still unknown.