Germany Halts Approval of Russian Gas Link Amid European Blackout Warnings

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There's nothing like a regulatory standoff beset by geopolitical tension to threaten whether you freeze in your apartment in the dead of winter. Welcome to 2021 in Germany, put on your winterhandschuhe (yes, they call gloves "hand shoes").

On Tuesday, the country's energy regulator suspended the approval of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, a Kremlin-backed project that would bring sorely needed supply to the European Union.

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