"There’s no reason to suspect that Sec. Blinken was lying, and every reason to suspect that he and the State Department were overruled by President Biden (apparently at the NSC’s urging). Nor, apparently, is this the first time: In May, the administration
waived sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG, the company building the pipeline, and its CEO, former Stasi agent and
Putin confidant Matthias Warnig. The State Department found that Warnig and the company had engaged in “sanctionable behavior”—of course they had, because under U.S. law building Nord Stream 2 is sanctionable—but Sec. Blinken found that an exception was in the “U.S. national interest.”
How he came to such a conclusion, other than by order of the White House, is unclear.
The thread is a lie and the OP is a big liar...that is the only conclusion that is possible.
This is Joe Biden pretending he is "being tough" on Putin and Russia. Frankly he is full of bull shit!.
What a cowardly liar! How can anyone believe Trump is getting tough on Russia?
Is he the leader of the West and standing up to Putin? It looks more like he is bending over for Vlad and has anyone checked to see if Joe Depends has received any large checks from Russia recently."
Secretary of State Blinken had promised “to do whatever we can” to stop the completion of Nord Stream 2.
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