GERMAN defence minister Christine Lambrecht warned against drawing a link between the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and developing tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Speaking to broadcaster RBB, she said: "We should not drag [Nord Stream 2] into this conflict. We need to solve this conflict, and we need to solve it in talks - that's the opportunity that we have at the moment, and we should use it rather than draw a link to projects that have no connection to this conflict." This follows Germany's freshly sworn in Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, calling for a "new beginning" in its relations with Russia, with a decision over the pipeline set to be reached this summer.

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