So I think Russia is still preoccupied with military prowess and is willing to sacrifice far too much to subsidize energ...
Helping the Government and people of Kosovo to strengthen rule of law, to counter corruption is so important to us.
The table stakes is you need security. But that is not only national security, but you need the economic security.
I just want to follow-up a little more in terms of Kosovo.
I do think energy security for Europe is a top priority.
We want to have the most advantageous economic and political outcomes for our own nation.
Balancing this delicate relationship will require a deft touch from our Ambassador in Baku.
the relationship, the alliances, are strong, they will remain strong as far as the eye can see from our standpoint.
Azerbaijan became an important U.S. partner in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
I think there is a fairly broad political consensus in the EU as a set of institutions to move against Nord Stream 2
Again, I am just trying to get some sort of sense.
I just think that is a key feature.
Do you have any idea of how much it would take to really completely diversify it?
And again, I was not really, at this point, talking about U.S. involvement.
I think the country that could do the most to stop this project is Germany.
So you think that is the top one, legacy regulatory impediments.
we have got to block Nord Stream 2 because that is going to be totally counter to what our efforts really need to be lon...
What is the stumbling block? I am not a real good diplomat here.
