Politico learned about the change in the position of the Democrats on Nord Stream 2

Democrat ardent supporters of new sanctions now saythat Ted Cruz's bill would only hinder President Joe Biden

Democratic senators who were previously going to support Republican Ted Cruz's bill on sanctions against Nord Stream 2 have changed their position, Politico reports.

According to the publication, representatives of the Democratic Party said they would not support the bill because they did not want to interfere with President Joe Biden ahead of negotiations with RUSSIA. In their opinion, support for sanctions could undermine the HEAD of state's efforts to create a unified position with Europe.

“Under the current conditions, it is necessary to act jointly with our European allies and in particular with Germany. Now is not the time to pass such a bill,” said Senator Jinn Shaheen, who has long been a strong supporter of new sanctions.

The desire to fail the vote in the Senate was also announced by another representative of the Democratic Party, Chris Murphy. He argues that Cruz and former President Donald Trump are trying to disrupt Euro-Atlantic cooperation amid talk of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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“I don’t have much love for either Russia or Vladimir Putin. But I don't want to do anything that would strike at our interests,” Dick Durbin supported them.

Cruz, in turn, accused the Democrats that their only goal is to support Biden. “The whole problem is that the president represents the Democratic Party. If Trump were still president, they all voted for sanctions as one.”

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A sanctions bill needs 60 votes to pass, and therefore the support of at least ten Democrats. One hundred senators sit in the House: 50 from the Republican Party and 50 from the Democratic Party.

Chuck Schumer, Democratic leader in the House, announced in December that the Senate would consider Cruz's bill on sanctions against Nord Stream 2 before January 14. The issue of the vote became the subject of bargaining between the two parties: as Hill reported, the Democrats agreed to consider Cruz's initiative in exchange for his refusal to block candidates for 32 government positions.