Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday demanded an immediate halt to the Nord Steam 2 project and Kyiv prepared to sever relations with Moscow in response to its recognition of two breakaway regions. Zelensky also told reporters that the Kremlin was paving the way for a major military assault on Ukraine. The Ukrainian leader said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions on Monday demanded a swift and punishing economic response from the West. He said it must include “the complete stop of the Nord Stream 2” project that takes Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea. The pipeline -…