The head of Nord Stream 2 spoke about the conversation with Putin on the subject of special military operation.

The executive director of Nord Stream 2 AG, Matthias Warnig, said that after the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, he met and talked in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin.

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As noted, there are no witnesses to this conversation, however, according to Warnig himself, he asked the head of state a question about Moscow’s goals.

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“Do you want Odessa, Kharkov, all of Ukraine or even more?” Warnig allegedly said then.

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According to him, Putin did not answer the question, explaining that “this is a state secret.” It is noted that the meeting took place several months after the start of the special operation.

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The US Treasury Department last February imposed sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG and Warnig himself. In May last year, Warnig and ex-Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schroeder announced the impossibility of extending their powers on the board of directors of Rosneft.