Washington will take further measures against companies that are involved in the construction of the RussianNord Stream-2 gas pipeline. This wasstated by the U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price at a briefing.
He noted that the U.S. still considers Nord Stream 2 a bad deal for the European partners.
"The Biden Administration has been clear that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a Russian geopolitical project that threatens European energy security and that of Ukraine and eastern flank NATO Allies and partners. We continue to examine entities involved in potentially sanctionable activity and have made it clear that companies risk sanctions if they are involved in Nord Stream 2," the spokesperson said. "We will continue to underscore US strong, bipartisan opposition to this Russian malign influence project," Mr. Price stated.
Ned Price also added that the Joe Biden administration will continue to make efforts to ensure that Russia cannot use energy as leverage.
“Our goal remains the same, though, and that is to ensure that Russia cannot use energy as a geopolitical tool against Ukraine or any other country in the region. And there is great bipartisan agreement on that," Price said.