US State Department has planned to introduce sanctions against four vessels involved in the construction of “Northern Flow-2”, as well as four companies related to them. On the selection of a pressure method with reference to sources writes politico.
The authors of the idea believe that such measures will quickly hurt the pipeline and slow down the implementation of the project. At the same time, the publication confirmed that the sanctions against the NORD Stream 2 AG operator are not prepared, which was previously known from the AXIOS message.
Proposals will be included in the department of the department, which will be presented on Wednesday, May 19. The names of the companies are not indicated, but the interlocutors Politico noted that in the United States they hope to support the German party “Green”.
At the same time, it is said in the material, the unwillingness to impose sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG and its executive director of Mattias Varniga is unlikely to appeal to congressmen. They are common among them that the company’s activities fall under the provisions of the Law on the Protection of Energy Security of Europe (PEESA) from 2019.
However, in the US Presidential Administration, Joe Bayden believes that the “Northern Stream-2” could be stopped only with the help of sanctions against end users, but it will limit relations with Germany.
On Monday, May 17, the genton for Germany in Yekaterinburg Matias Cruz said that it was left to put another 80 kilometers to complete the “Northern Flood-2”.
Gas pipes were to complete until the end of 2019. US pressure significantly slowed down the construction, at the moment the launch is scheduled until the end of this year.