Will Russia outplay Germany in the Nord Stream 2 drama?

Olaf Scholz considers Nord Stream 2 to be a commercial project, and long delays in its certification – non-political.  Nord Stream 2 becomes a political project German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron that Germany's Federal Network Agency (BNA) was not trying to bring any political motives into the certification of Nord Stream 2 AG as the main operator of Nord Stream 2. This is a  commercial project, the implementation of which has advanced to the point of the completion of its construction.  Germany feels very responsible for Ukraine to remain a gas transit country, the new German chancellor said.