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• The German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern plans to set up a foundation to help the completion of the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) pipeline to bring Russian gas to Germany and to fend off the threat of increased U.S. sanctions that halted work last year. It will be far harder for the United States to target a state-backed foundation with measures such as freezing funds.

SOURCE: REUTERS

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