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Joe Biden realises Europe is ‘indispensable partner’ says expert
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The new US administration appears to be just as opposed to the Russia-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline as the old one. The US position was made starkly clear by the new Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. During his confirmation hearing last week, he said: "I’m determined to do whatever I can to prevent that completion.