The media reported on the US decision to impose sanctions against Akademik Chersky.

it is also planned to impose sanctions against three more ships and four companies associated with the construction of Nord Stream-2. However, as expected, the USwaived sanctions against the project construction operator and its HEAD

The United States may impose sanctions against four Russian ships and four companies associated with the construction of Nord Stream 2. This is stated in the report of the State Department to Congress, which was posted on her Twitter account by CBS correspondent Ina Ruffini. According to her, she received the document itself from a source in Congress.

Under US sanctions may fall:

ship "Akademik Chersky"; ship "Vladislav Strizhov"; ship "Baltic Explorer"; ship "Yuri Topchev"; "Koksokhimtrans"; "Mortransservice"; FSBI "Marine Rescue Service"; Samara thermal power property fund.

The State Department later released a statement from Secretary of State Anthony Blinken confirming that four vessels would be subject to sanctions, as well as nine vessels owned or controlled by the Maritime Rescue Service.

But the US administration, as expected, refused to impose sanctions against the operator of the Nord Stream 2 AG project and its head Mattias Warnig, Bob Menendez, head of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, said. He explained that this was done for reasons relating to US national security interests.