The US is taking steps to make sure the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is not on the agenda. This was stated at a briefing by State Department spokesman Ned Price. RIA News.
“We have taken steps within our own authority to ensure that Nord Stream 2 is no longer on the agenda,” Price said.
Earlier, US President Joe Biden said that the country had imposed sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. “Today, I directed my administration to impose sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG and its officials,” Biden said.
The reason for the new pressure on the gas pipeline was Russia’s recognition of the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DNR and LNR). On Monday, February 21, the corresponding document was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the next day it was ratified by the State Duma and the Federation Council.
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