Biden's 'Tough on Russia' Pledge Tossed Out Window After Pipeline Sanctions Waiver

Manuela Schwesig, the premier of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, during a tour of facilities of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project on April 29, 2021. (Jens B'ttner/AP)

By    |   Thursday, 20 May 2021 06:35 AM EDT ET

President Joe Biden's promise to be "tough on Russia" appears to have lasted all of four months.

Biden's pledge to hold the Kremlin accountable is on shaky ground after his administration announced it would waive sanctions on the corporate entity and CEO in charge of constructing the controversial Russia-Germany gas pipeline Nord Stream 2.

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President Joe Biden's promise to be "tough on Russia" appears to have lasted all of four months. Biden's pledge to hold the Kremlin accountable is on shaky ground after his administration announced it would waive sanctions...
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