In the US, Russia called for Russia to increase gas supplies to Europe and stressed that the Russian government make an error if the gas uses as political weapons. This was stated by the US Presidential Assistant on National Security Jake Sullivan, reports BBC News .
According to the official, the US administration is concerned that Moscow uses energy as a tool for coercion. Sullivan warned that the attempt of the Russian authorities to use this tool “will turn against them.” “I believe that Russia should answer the needs of the market in increasing gas supplies to Europe,” he concluded.
Previously, the US State Departments Press Secretary of the US Department of State said that Washington continues to oppose the North Stream-2 gas pipeline even after the gas filling it began. “We continue to oppose this pipeline, we continue to assume that this is a geopolitical draft of the Russian Federation,” said price.