"I do expect that President Biden will raise his longstanding concerns with Chancellor Merkel during their meeting about Russia's geopolitical project... We are not anticipating any sort of formal announcement or deliverable coming out of the leaders' meetings [...] on Nord Stream 2", the official said during a briefing.
President Biden is expected to welcome Chancellor Merkel for talks in the White House on Thursday, where the two are slated to discuss a variety of issues, including the issue of Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
A road sign directs traffic towards the Nord Stream 2 gas line landfall facility entrance in Lubmin, north eastern Germany, on September 7, 2020.
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The nearly finished Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will transport natural gas from Russia directly to Germany, has been opposed by Washington yet supported by Berlin. Moscow has repeatedly said the project is purely commercial, not political.