Germany rejects any extraterritorial sanctions amid US threats against Nord Stream-2. Can we consider this claim as Germany’s desire for greater independence from the United States in making political decisions? What are the reasons for this decision? Joachim Paul: Decisions in European energy policy have to follow European interests. The USA has tried to influence European policies on several occasions during the last years. For example, they threatened several countries that considered using Huawei-parts in their 5G-networks with sanctions. In fact, the reliability of Huawei in the case of security and espionage is ... (full story)