The US is studying additional sanctions against Nord Stream 2, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said at a congressional hearing. RIA Novosti reports.
“We continue to explore the possibility of future sanctions,” he said. At the same time, Blinken complained that the gas pipeline was almost completed.
Earlier, senators called on US President Joe Biden to impose sanctions against companies involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. In their letter, 40 Republican senators expressed concern over the fact that the Biden administration never imposed sanctions on the ships and companies involved in the construction of the pipeline, while all information about them is in the public domain.
Nord Stream 2 is a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, laid along the bottom of the Baltic Sea. It was supposed to be put into operation at the end of 2019, but the completion of construction had to be postponed due to US sanctions.