German Chancellor Angela Merkel under pressure to end Nord Stream 2 project with Russia

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is under pressure to withdraw support from rd Stream 2 pipeline project that is currently under construction and is jointly funded by Russia and Germany. 1,230 kilometres long pipeline that is nearing completion underneath Baltic Sea is said to be at risk after German politicians urged Merkel to end her support following confirmation of Russian opposition leer Alexei Navalny's poisoning. 

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According to Guardian, German Green party leer Katrin Göring-Eckardt said that project can longer be pursued jointly with Russia and urged Merkel to use it to pressurise Kremlin into answering for alleged attack on Navalny by Russian state. Katrin also dubbed Russia to be operating in mafia-like structures and said Navalny's case needs to have real consequences.  

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Meanwhile, Merkel is reported to be pressure to end Germany's support for pipeline project from her own party member rbert Röttgen, who called on German Chancellor to give a strong answer to Kremlin, which Russian President Vlimir Putin understands. rbert Röttgen told press that continuing with project would amount to encouraging Putin's "inhumane politics". 

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Recently, speculations were that Merkel is "frustrated" with Russian President Vlimir Putin and longer desires to act as a bridge between West and Russia. Merkel's frustration is evident in speed at which she responded after doctors anunced finding traces of Soviet-era nerve nt vichok in Navalny's samples, calling for an investigation in Russia.

Navalny's alleged poisoning 

As far as Navalny's case is concerned, he was shifted to Germany from Russia for detailed treatment after falling ill under suspicious circumstances while travelling from Tomsk to Moscow on August 20.

He was immediately taken to hospital and was put in an induced coma. During his treatment in Germany, it was discovered that politician was poisoned using vichok, a lethal nerve nt developed by Russian-state during Cold War era.

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