BERLIN—Germany won’t withdraw its political support for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with Russia, its foreign minister said Dec. 3, as some lawmakers suggested curtailing the project to punish Moscow for its seizure of Ukrainian ships and their crew.
Russia is resisting international calls to release three Ukrainian ships seized last month in the Kerch Strait, which controls access to the Sea of Azov near the Crimea region, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
