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The controversial natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 has become a symbol of Germany's energy policy failures, after Russia weaponised its gas deliveries to Europe in order to stifle European action to support Ukraine. Construction of the pipeline was completed in 2021, but the war – and an act of sabotage which damaged one of the two lines – mean chances of it going into operation are very low, even as efforts to bring peace to Ukraine and the new US administration's more amicable stance on Russia has revived the debate on the future of the pipeline. Germany and other European Union members decided to wean themselves off Russian fossil fuel supplies. Yet, the pipeline under the Baltic Sea has already been the subject of heated debate since its inception.

The planned installation of 16 Chinese wind turbines off the German coast should be prevented on the grounds of public safety, business daily Handelsblatt reported based on an advisory paper from the German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies (GIDS).

The planned installation of 16 Chinese wind turbines off the German coast should be prevented on the grounds of public safety, business daily Handelsblatt reported based on an advisory paper from the German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies (GIDS).

The planned installation of 16 Chinese wind turbines off the German coast should be prevented on the grounds of public safety, business daily Handelsblatt reported based on an advisory paper from the German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies (GIDS).