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By Vera Eckert and Kate Abnett FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday halted the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline designed to bring more Russian natural gas to Germany, increasing the focus on Germany’s gas supply amid already high European prices. Nord Stream 2 is technically ready for launch but needs regulatory approval. Scholz said on Tuesday the pipeline could not be certified at the moment after Russia formally recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. The project is intended to double the amount of gas flowing from Russia to Germany under the Baltic…