介绍： BBC News. Hello, this is Jerry Smit. Germany has joined Russia in condemning the United States after President Trump approved sanctions over the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer said the sanctions would hit German and Europea...

介绍： BBC News. Hello, this is Jerry Smit. Germany has joined Russia in condemning the United States after President Trump approved sanctions over the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer said the sanctions would hit German and European companies. Here's Mike Sanders. The dispute over Nord Stream 2 is laying bare tensions across the Atlantic and within Europe. Ulrike Demmer described extra territorial sanctions as an interference in Germany's internal affairs. The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova took a more indignant line, saying the Americans will tell us to stop breathing next. Washington is not alone in opposing Nord Stream 2. Poland and Ukraine feel the loss of revenue they'll suffer when their transit networks are bypassed. President Trump says Germany risks being a hostage to Russia, but critics say his aim is to ward off competition for American liquefied natural gas.