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Germany allowed the introduction of penalties on American gas

BERLIN, Jun 5 – RIA News. Germany may impose penalties on US gas if Washington does not stop pressure on “Nord Stream – 2“, said RIA Novosti the head of the Bundestag committee on energy Klaus Ernst.–

“US behavior in this matter should no longer be understood as a friendly act, it is an encroachment on the sovereignty of Germany and the EU,” the policy says in a written response to a request from RIA Novosti.

The agency asked Ernst to comment on the sanctions bill against the pipeline under construction. The document was submitted to the Senate on the eve, its authors proposed to introduce restrictions on insurance companies serving ships that work on the construction of the Nord Stream – 2.

Representative of the Ministry of Economics of Germany stated earlier on Friday that Berlin was closely monitoring US actions on this issue and categorically rejected the idea of ​​extraterritorial sanctions.–

At the end of last year, the United States adopted a defense budget. It included restrictions against companies participating in the implementation of Nord Stream 2. Swiss Allseas, engaged in the laying of the gas pipeline, stopped work.

Minister of Energy of Russia Alexander Novak In December 2019, he announced that the use of the Akademik Chersky pipe-laying machine was one of the options for completing the project, but it would take some time for additional preparation of the vessel. — .

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