The US intention to impose new sanctions against Nord Stream 2 is an attempt to thwart the implementation of the project through economic and political blackmail, said Sergei Zheleznyak, a member of the State Duma’s international affairs committee.
As Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, US senators are planning to expand sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 project. New measures may affect insurance companies that provide underwriting, insurance and reinsurance services for vessels operating on the pipeline.
“The intention to expand the US sanctions package against Nord Stream 2 is a desperate attempt to thwart the implementation of the Russian-European project through economic and political blackmail. Washington has long been actively resisting the development of European cooperation with Russia, jeopardizing its own partners and energy security Europe “, – quotes Zheleznyak his press service.
According to him, Washington cannot honestly compete with Russia in the energy market in Europe and demonstrates its readiness to take frankly illegal actions to prevent the commissioning of the Russian-European gas project.
“If the United States begins to implement new sanctions measures, European project participants will have to choose between responsibility to their citizens and submission to the will of an overseas dictator,” the deputy concluded.
Nord Stream 2 involves the construction of two gas pipelines with a total capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year from the Russian coast through the Baltic Sea to Germany. The United States is actively opposing the project, promoting its liquefied natural gas in the EU, as well as Ukraine and several European countries. The states imposed sanctions on the project in December, requiring construction companies to stop construction immediately. Swiss Allseas almost immediately announced the suspension of the gas pipeline.