USA may interfere with the certification of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline when it is completed. These plans of RIA Novosti became known from the Russian postprace with the EU Vladimir Chizhova.
“The meaning of the position of the United States is that the construction is impossible to stop. But for construction, the certification period comes, and here they can insert some sticks in the wheels,” Chizhov believes. He recalled that the gas pipeline needs Europe no less than he needed Russia.
According to the postpreda, Moscow in any case is ready for everything.
US President Joe Biden also said that American sanctions would not be able to stop the construction of the gas pipeline because it was almost complete. According to him, restrictions against the project can be counterproductive for relations with Europe.
To date, “Northern Stream-2” is ready for 95 percent. It was planned to run at the end of 2019, but due to American sanctions, the launch period had to postpone several times.