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Germany halted a key Russian natural gas pipeline, the West's strongest move yet to punish Moscow for recognizing separatist regions in Ukraine.

Tuesday, February 22, 2022 7:20 AM EST

Germany had been pressed for weeks by its allies in Europe and the United States to state publicly that the $11 billion Nord Stream 2 pipeline would be at risk of being blocked in the event of a Russian move against Ukraine.

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