Politico узнал об отказе Белого дома от санкций против «Северного потока»

The White House will not impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 as long as Joe Biden remains president . This position has not been changed by the contradictions with Senator Ted Cruz, who is stalling the approval of candidates for positions in the US State Department and the US Treasury in order to force Washington to resort to new sanctions against the pipeline. This was reported by Politico, citing sources. REUTERS also writes about the disagreements between the Biden administration and Cruz.

As Reuters explains, candidates for official positions do not cause doubts in the Senate, they can get them at an accelerated pace in order to get to work faster. Sources from the White House told the agency that employees of the Treasury Department, as well as numerous candidates for American ambassadors, could be quickly appointed. However, this requires the consent of all 100 senators, and the matter is stalled by the Republican Senator from Texas Cruz, the only one who does not give his permission.

Citing federal statistics, Reuters notes that after Biden took office, his candidacies in the government are approved more slowly than under the previous three presidents. The Senate approved 191 Biden nominees, or about 36% of those proposed, compared to 42% of Donald Trump's nominees in the same period, 68% of Barack Obama's nominees and 65% of George W. Bush's nominees. According to the sources of the agency, in particular, out of 20 places in the Treasury, where new officials were supposed to appear, only four are now filled. Politico writes that Biden's nominees for ambassadors waited an average of 98 days before being officially appointed. Under Trump, candidates waited 77 days, while under Obama they waited an average of 66 days.