US Senators have proposed to introduce sanctions against Nord Stream 2 in the 2022 defense budget US defense budget for 2022. This is reported by Reuters.
The corresponding proposal was sent by six lawmakers, led by Risch.
As specified in a press release distributed by Risch's office, amendments to the US Defense Appropriation Act (National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA) for fiscal 2022 were introduced to “stop Nord Stream 2”. The amendments oblige to impose sanctions against the gas pipeline operator.
Earlier, a member of the German Bundestag from the Left party, former head of the Committee on Economy and Energy, Klaus Ernst, assessed the role of Ukraine and Poland in the certification of the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. According to Ernst, Ukraine should not take part in the certification of Nord Stream 2. The country's only task is to pay gas bills, the parliamentarian believes.
On November 8, Deputy Head of the Gazprom Department Alexei Finikov said that the construction of Nord Stream 2 was completed and the pipeline was ready to be launched.