Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has inadvertently achieved what Western allies have long struggled with getting Germany to push an assertive foreign policy backed by a strong military.
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz would face pressure from the United States and other Western allies to respond to any invasion by stopping the recently completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia.
By Joseph Nasr and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany could find itself in a no-win situation if Russia invades Ukraine, pitting Berlin's main gas.