European foreign ministers disagree about how to respond, but a diplomatic visit to Moscow will go ahead early in February, after the fate of Aleksei A. Navalny is clearer.
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U.S. to Impose Sanctions on Ship Involved in Russian Gas Pipeline
The sanctions are the first targeting the Nord Stream 2 undersea pipeline, which is to carry natural gas directly from Russia to Germany, whose government backs the project.
U.A.E. and Israel Agree to Visa Waivers and Direct Flights
In the first official U.A.E. visit to Israel since the countries normalized relations, they agreed to ease travel and upgrade West Bank checkpoints. Palestinians called it tacit assent to Israeli occupation.
Why Nord Stream 2 Is Back in the Spotlight
The attack on the Russian opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny has revived calls to cancel a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. Here’s what lies behind the debate.
Navalny Poisoning Raises Pressure on Merkel to Cancel Russian Pipeline
Evidence that the Russian opposition leader was attacked with a military-grade nerve agent has placed new pressures on the German chancellor.
German Town Fears Ruin by U.S. Effort to Stop Russian Pipeline
Three U.S. senators and the Trump administration want to halt Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline by imposing sanctions on a Baltic port that is supplying the project.
Oil Companies on Tumbling Prices: ‘Disastrous, Devastating’
The use of gasoline and other fuels is dropping as Saudi Arabia and Russia increase production, sending oil prices to their lowest level in a generation.
Pipeline Protests Cause Widespread Travel Delays Across Canada
A small protest in Ontario supporting an Indigenous effort to block a pipeline thousands of miles away has created large-scale disruption in Canada.
Canadian Police Move Against Pipeline Blockades, Arresting Dozens
The protesters, lending support to an Indigenous campaign against a natural gas pipeline, brought rail service and ports to a halt.
Denmark Approves Route for a Controversial Russia-German Pipeline
Nord Stream 2, a major Russian natural gas pipeline that bypasses Ukraine and Poland, can finish construction.