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Russia and Germany are linked through their shared participation in the P5+1 diplomatic group negotiating the Iran nuclear deal as cited in [1], [2], [3], and [4]. Additionally, they are connected by the Nord Stream 2 pipeline infrastructure [5] and their shared involvement in European security and diplomatic discourse [6], [7], and [8].
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Editorials Supporting an Iran Nuclear Deal, January - September 2015 armscontrol.org 5 facts
claimThe USA Today editorial board stated on September 9, 2015, that America's negotiating partners (Britain, China, France, Germany, and Russia) warned they would not return to the negotiating table if the U.S. Congress rejected the Iran nuclear deal.
claimThe P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and Iran agreed on a framework for a comprehensive nuclear agreement intended to ensure Iran’s nuclear program remains exclusively peaceful.
perspectiveThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial board argued on March 11, 2015, that the 47 senators who signed a letter to Iranian leaders were undermining the foreign policy efforts of President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry, while also alienating international partners including China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom.
quoteThe president made a choice, one of those difficult calls that arrive in the White House. Worth adding is that he is not alone. Germany, France and Britain joined in the agreement, along with Russia and China. All concluded the greater danger resided in Iran becoming a nuclear power. To their credit, the partners (for this endeavor [sic]) gained a deal that puts clear and formidable obstacles in the path of Iran.
accountThe United States, Britain, France, China, Russia, and Germany negotiated an interim deal that has sharply limited Iran's nuclear activities and were working toward a permanent agreement to further reduce the risk of Iran developing a nuclear weapon.
What Is the Iran Nuclear Deal? | Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org 2 facts
referenceThe P5+1 group, which negotiated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran, consisted of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and Germany, with participation from the European Union.
claimThe P5+1, which negotiated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran, consisted of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and Germany, with participation from the European Union.
Independence play: Europe's pursuit of strategic autonomy ecfr.eu 1 fact
claimThe Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which links Germany to Russia under the Baltic Sea, has caused divisions within Europe and specifically within the Franco-German relationship.
The EU between strategic autonomy and the transatlantic relationship esisc.org 1 fact
claimGermany and France recognize Russia as a threat to the rule-based European order but do not perceive the threat level as equivalent to that felt by the flank countries.