The Bill for Sanctions on Germany Sanctions is now on the table

Subject: The Nord Stream 2 project, which would double the amount of Russian gas piped to Germany (via Baltic Sea)

Trump administration officials have telegraphed warnings of sanctions for months if the project moved forward.

In January, U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell wrote a letter to a group of companies involved in Nord Stream 2, warning them that they could face sanctions if they continue with the project under another 2017 U.S. law, the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas criticized the threats that same month. “Questions of European energy policy must be decided in Europe, not in the U.S.,” Maas said. “To impose unilateral sanctions against Nord Stream 2 is certainly not the way to go.”

In the meantime, The Guardian, the Mother of Fake News tells us why Fat Man Pompeo has rushed to Russia.