The United States has extended sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. This was announced by the US Treasury Department, TASS reports.
The agency has added the pipe-laying vessel Fortuna, which is engaged in the construction of Nord Stream-2, to another sanctions list. Also, restrictions were imposed on the owner of the vessel, the company “KBT-Rus”.
Biden’s dilemma with respect to Nord Stream 2 was previously disclosed. Thus, the head of the White House would like to strengthen cooperation with Germany, however, the rapprochement of the two countries is hampered by different positions on the construction of the gas pipeline.
Nord Stream 2 is a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, laid along the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Currently, the facility is 95 percent complete, and its construction cost is estimated at $ 11 billion.