Biden called the Nord Stream 2 issue difficult and unresolved

The Russian-German Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is a complex and unresolved issue that affects American allies in Europe. This was stated by US President Joseph Biden. The broadcast was conducted on the YouTube channel of the White House.

Nord Stream is a complex issue affecting our allies in Europe. <...> But this is still a topical issue,” Biden said. He added that he was against this project even when he was vice president of the country under the administration of Barack Obama.

The United States imposed sanctions against Nord Stream 2 in 2019, during the administration of President Donald Trump. The American authorities were afraid that Russia would have a lever of pressure on Europe in the form of a gas pipeline.

The first sanctions were directed against companies involved in the construction of the gas pipeline. Then the Swiss company Allseas withdrew from the project, which is why work at the gas pipeline construction site was resumed only a year later.