Gazprom: Nord Stream 2 completed and ready to launch 
Construction of Nord Stream 2 has been completed ready for launch, Gazprom said. This is reported by TASS.
“The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has been completed and is ready to launch,” Deputy Head of Gazprom Department Alexei Finikov said during a closed telephone conference with investors.
< p> Earlier on November 8, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov urged to be patient before launching the project and said that there has been no progress in approving the gas pipeline from the European states so far. A Kremlin spokesman stressed that the pipeline will ensure energy security in Europe.