Putin ally pushes deal to restart Nord Stream 2 with US backing Ex-spy Warnig’s plan to involve American investors shows breadth of Trump’s rapprochement with Russian president

A close ally of #Putin, #Matthias_Warnig, has been working to revive #Russia’s #Nord_Stream_2 gas pipeline with backing from #US investors - #Financial_Times #Warnig’s plan includes reaching out to #Donald_Trump’s team via #US businessmen as part of broader back-channel negotiations on #Ukraine.