Merkel withstood all the pressure relating to Nord Stream 2.
https://bbc.com/news/world-europe-57923655
There is going to be a lot of howling from the friends of shale and friends of Ukraine.
Ukraine stands to lose a significant amount from transit fees.
Uncle Joe is not close to shale like Cruz and Trump and security arguments against NordStrea2 are nonsense.
He puts more value in organizing the containment of China.