White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki acknowledged that US statements about the shutdown of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline only apply to the present. She stated this at a briefing. TASS.
According to her, Nord Stream 2 is not moving forward at the moment. “Currently, it lies dead weight at the bottom of the sea,” the presidential spokeswoman said.
Psaki, answering a journalist’s question whether the project’s halt is eternal, also said that she was not going to tell at what stage Washington is in this regard.
Earlier, the US Department of the Treasury set a deadline for the completion of all transactions with the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline operator Nord Stream 2 AG. The Ministry of Finance imposed sanctions against the company and its chief executive Matthias Warnig. According to the instructions of the department, all operations with Nord Stream 2 AG must be completed by March 2, 2022.
On February 23, US President Joe Biden announced that the country had imposed sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Restrictions also affected the officials of this organization.
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