The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions against Transadria and the Nord Stream 2 vessel Marlin, should from the post on the website of the department.
The publication argues that the decision was made on the basis of the Protecting European Energy Security Act (PEESA) of 2019.
The restrictive measures were previously announced by the US Department of State. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Washington is imposing sanctions on two ships and one company that are involved in the pipeline project, pointing to Transadria and Marlin. He did not specify the name of the second ship, but later it became known that Washington decided not to apply restrictions against the German ship connected to the gas pipeline.
The Kremlin stressed that it considers the new US restrictions on Nord Stream 2 illegal and wrong. “The sanctions on Nord Stream are a continuation of this sanctions language, which Washington stubbornly refuses to give up. Washington’s favorite language, “Peskov said and stressed that restrictive measures are a wrong step against the backdrop of US attempts to develop a dialogue with Russia.
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