Germany's energy independence from Moscow is crucial and it is not in talks with Russia over a "possible pipeline-based supply of Russian gas" via the partly damaged Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the economy ministry said on Monday.

According to the findings of the newspaper "Bild," secret talks have been ongoing in Switzerland for several weeks about how gas from Russia could soon flow again through the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. An agreement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is considered a crucial component aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

What’s being tabled right now is pretty much what was proposed in a briefing from early January. The Financial Times (FT) reported over the weekend that

Former Stasi spy and close friend of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, Matthias Warnig, is developing a project to relaunch the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe with the support of American investors.

Russian and U.S. negotiators held secret talks on resuming gas flows to Germany via the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the German tabloid Bild reported Sunday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.

During his first term, Trump was a vocal critic of Nord Stream 2, arguing that Germany’s reliance on Russian gas strengthened Moscow’s geopolitical influence while undermining Europe’s security

Germany's energy independence from Moscow is crucial and the country is not in talks with Russia over a "possible pipeline-based supply of Russian gas" via the partly damaged Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the economy ministry said on Monday.

According to the findings of the newspaper "Bild," secret talks have been ongoing in Switzerland for several weeks about how gas from Russia could soon flow again through the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. An agreement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is seen as a potential piece of the puzzle to end the war in Ukraine.