The head of the press service of the State Department, Ned Price, named the condition for the introduction of new sanctions against the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The speech was broadcast on the Foreign Ministry's Twitter account.
According to him, the United States will introduce new restrictions on the condition that within the three months allotted for this by the legislation, the American administration will calculate additional legal entities involved in the construction of the project. “If this activity meets the criteria for imposing sanctions, then I have no doubt that this administration will comply with the requirements of the law,” Price said.
He also noted that if sanctions are necessary, the department will inform about it additionally.
US senators called on US President Joe Biden to impose sanctions against companies involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. In their letter, 40 Republican senators expressed concern over the fact that the Biden administration never imposed sanctions on the ships and companies involved in the construction of the pipeline, while all information about them is in the public domain.
Nord Stream 2 is a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, laid along the bottom of the Baltic Sea. It was supposed to be commissioned at the end of 2019, but the completion of construction had to be postponed due to US sanctions.
