US and European countries have criticized project, saying it will increase EU dependence on Russia for critical gas supplies

Spokesman pushes back against claim Moscow was responsible for attack on Putin critic; Merkel refuses to rule out consequences for Baltic Sea pipeline as part of possible sanctions

Merkel's spokesman says testing shows same chemical used to poison former Russia spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter was detected in Alexei Navalny

German doctors confirm cholinesterase inhibitors used on Russian opposition leader, similar to nerve agent used to poison Russian spy Sergei Skripal in Britain in 2018

Against backdrop of argument with Russia over World War II, Andrzej Duda says he won't attend Auschwitz commemoration if Putin is allowed to address the event but he isn't

Foreign minister says Baghdad should be convinced with arguments, not threats; Germany, France and Britain to decide this week on response to Iran bypassing limits on enrichment

Diplomats join US ambassador in citing historical consensus that Hitler-Stalin pact and invasion of Poland sparked war