ctions...will do anything to alter...Putin's behavior or calculus." Axios points EFTA00135883 out that Biden "did not announce sanctions targeting Nord Stream 2, a nearly complete Russian- German pipeline that will bypass Ukraine and deliver Russian gas straight to the European Union." Axios adds, "The reali

t to discuss with his Russian counterpart." Reuters (1/26, Gardner, Hunnicutt) reports Psaki "said on Tuesday that...Biden continues to believe the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline is a bad deal for Europe," and "the Biden administration will be reviewing measures, which have been taken to date relating to

ple, Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) said in a statement, "Instead of treating Putin like a gangster who fears his own people, we're giving him his treasured Nord Stream 2 pipeline and legitimizing his actions with a summit. This is weak." Psaki "rejected that characterization," saying, "We don't meet with people only

the Russia sanctions...will do anything to alter...Putin's behavior or calculus." Axios points out that Biden "did not announce sanctions targeting Nord Stream 2, a nearly complete Russian-German pipeline that will bypass Ukraine and deliver Russian gas straight to the European Union." Axios adds, "The reali

ple, Sen. Ben Sasse (R- NE) said in a statement, "Instead of treating Putin like a gangster who fears his own people, we're giving him his treasured Nord Stream 2 pipeline and legitimizing his actions with a summit. This is weak." Psaki "rejected that characterization," saying, "We don't meet with people only