The U.S. is Preparing Sanctions against the Nord Stream 2

Washington is considering the introduction of additional measures against the construction of the pipeline, and considers it a political project. U.S. energy Minister Rick Perry said that Washington was considering additional sanctions against the Nord stream 2 project. “The U.S. makes it very clear - we do not believe that this project has an economic basis. Our signal to European countries - we believe that it makes sense for you to have a large number of fuel sources, suppliers and routes. Nord stream 2 is not economic, it is more of a political pipeline. We do not support this”, Perry said. Regarding the timing of the sanctions, he noted that the issue was still under consideration. Earlier on Monday, the Wall Street Journal, citing sources in the White House, said that the U.S. authorities are preparing to impose sanctions against investors and companies that are engaged in the Nord stream 2 pipelaying. According to the interlocutors of the edition, the restrictions will be introduced as amendments to the existing package of sanctions against Russia. The official in the field of security told the newspaper that Trump believed that supporting the construction of the pipeline is not comparable with the military help of the U.S. to Europe. “If you want us to protect you from the monster, why do you feed it?”− described the interlocutor of the WSJ the logic of the President of the United States. At the same time, a German official familiar with the construction of the pipeline stressed to the WSJ that such measures on the part of Washington would lead to a confrontation not only with Germany but also with the whole Europe. “We will do everything possible to complete this pipeline”, he said. Source: korrespondent.net