Germany has reacted with disdain after America's "unusual" ambassador to Berlin threatened sanctions against its new Russia gas pipeline.
There was "no new situation" to speak of, German chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman said on Monday (14 January).
Germany would "discuss the issues openly, professionally, and directly," with the US, German foreign minister Heiko Maas' spokeswoman also said.
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the head of Merkel's CDU party was more critical of ...
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