US sees 'no better friend' than Germany, eyes common ground on Russia, China

Antony Blinken hailed Blinken hailed the 'shared values and shared interests' between the United States and Angela Merkel's Germany. BERLIN: Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said the United States had"no better friend" than Germany as the two nations pledged a common front on Russia and China following a still raw row over the Nord Stream pipeline.

Biden has vowed to restore alliances frayed during Donald Trump's turbulent presidency and earlier welcomed to Washington the leaders of Japan and South Korea and met virtually with neighbouring Canada. Map of Europe with gas pipelines network, data on winners and losers from the Nord Stream 2 and graphs showing EU imports of natural gas and the bloc's energy dependence.

Biden last month waived key sanctions on Nord Stream 2, drawing criticism even from some of his allies in Washington, after concluding that it was too late to stop the project and it was better to seek cooperation with Germany. "We know the expectations in Washington and it's extremely important to us to achieve results that Washington can work with too," Maas said.

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