Putin’s maximalist goals call for maximum sanctions

A month ago, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz paid a visit to US President Biden. The visit is especially memorable as Scholz declined to say a Russian incursion into Ukraine would mean the end of Nordstream 2. In fact, Scholz managed not to mention the name of the project at all during the press conference and a live interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. That made him the target of ridicule at home and abroad.

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