New trouble over Nord Stream 2: Union attacks Pistorius. Defense Minister Pistorius has been criticized.
Russia is said to be trying to obtain NATO information. The CDU/CSU parliamentary group has sharply criticized Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) for his handling of information about possible Russian attempts to intercept NATO data. The criticism was sparked by reports that Russia attempted to obtain sensitive information about NATO submarine diving areas in the Baltic Sea as part of the approval process for the controversial natural gas pipeline.