JRL NEWSWATCH: “Navalny and Nord Stream 2; The poisoned Russian dissident opens a door for a Trump priority” – Wall Street Journal Editorial

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“[G7] [f]oreign ministers … issued a joint statement … condemning … ‘the confirmed poisoning’ of … Navalny. … sa[ying] Germany … has concluded … he was ‘the victim of an attack with a chemical nerve-agent of the “Novichok” group, a substance developed by Russia.’ It called on Russia to investigate who is responsible, ‘bearing in mindFile Photo of Blue Flame from Natural Gas Russia’s commitments under the Chemical Weapons Convention.’ … Merkel could strike the biggest blow to the Kremlin … canceling … Nord Stream 2 …. The U.S. should also be leading …. If … Trump wants … Merkel to cancel Nord Stream 2, as he says, he can work to … assure[] Germany of help if she does. …”

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