Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that the lifting of US-imposed sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would represent a win for Russia. "This will be a major geopolitical victory for the Russian Federation," Zelensky told a press conference, after US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday waived sanctions against Swiss-based Nord Stream 2 AG, the Russian-controlled builder of a major Russia-Germany gas pipeline. dg/mm/yad