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'Renewables central security question' amid Russia tensions, warns German minister

Annalena Baerbock says permit for Nord Stream 2 pipeline should be put in context of military escalation in Ukraine as Berlin backs EU label of gas as 'sustainable'

German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock after meeting US secretary of state Antony Blinken last week to discuss Ukraine
German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock after meeting US secretary of state Antony Blinken last week to discuss UkraineFoto: Pool/Getty Images
Published 24 January 2022, 10:53Updated 25 January 2022, 04:25
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