Russia wins gas pipeline battle says Polish presidential spokesman

Russia has won the battle over the construction of the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) Russia-Germany gas pipeline, a Polish presidential spokesman has said after the US and Germany signed an agreement on the controversial project. On Wednesday, Washington and Berlin agreed to end a long-standing dispute over NS2 under which the United States agreed to lift its sanctions on companies involved in the project. In exchange, Germany pledged to invest in Ukrainian projects and to impose sanctions on Russia should Moscow adopt a hostile policy.