“The regulations of the procedure are such that & nbsp; they allow not ;), and & nbsp; namely, to carry out this consideration in the & nbsp; first, second conditionally instance, stretching it out for many months & hellip; Yes, it can last & nbsp; until & nbsp; summer & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said & nbsp; he.
While & nbsp; Pankin did not & nbsp; ruled out that & nbsp; the certification process could be complicated by the & nbsp; US side.
The transit of Russian gas through Ukraine to Slovakia fell again 
“ Yes, after that there might be an American sledgehammer & nbsp; & mdash; why not & nbsp; imagine that & nbsp; Americans will tell the Germans not & nbsp; a gram of Russian gas via & nbsp; & ldquo; Nord Stream & rdquo; not & nbsp; buy? He & nbsp; may be certified, but & nbsp; may & nbsp; not & nbsp; certify. They can use anything & nbsp; That & nbsp; there can be intrigues at & nbsp; every step & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said the diplomat.
The RF & nbsp; more than once stated that & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & quot; Nord Stream 2 & raquo;, against which the United States and & nbsp; Ukraine actively oppose, commercial, beneficial to Europe and & nbsp; urged to stop mentioning it in the & nbsp; context of any politicization.
At & nbsp; currently the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is undergoing the approval procedure by the regulator & nbsp; & mdash; Federal Network Agency of Germany. This process was suspended in & nbsp; in connection with & nbsp; the fact that & nbsp; the regulator considered it necessary for & nbsp; Nord Stream 2 AG & nbsp; to create a subsidiary enterprise in & nbsp; Germany and & nbsp; to submit a new application for & nbsp; certification in & nbsp; as an operator & nbsp; already on behalf of & nbsp; ; this is required by & nbsp; European law. After this application is submitted and & nbsp; accepted, the regulator will resume the process, make its decision, on which the European Commission will then express its opinion. According to the German media, this process can take several months.