US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 became part of the "state of emergency" US

President explained the decision by the desire to strengthen the energy security of Europe Joe Biden

US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 have become part of the “state of emergency” against RUSSIA, President Biden signed the corresponding decree today. This was reported on the website of the White House.

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“I have issued an executive order regarding certain Russian energy EXPORT pipelines <...> due to an unusual and extraordinary threat to US national security, foreign policy, and the economy posed by the harmful foreign policy of the Russian government,” Biden explained.

According to him, this decree is a response to "some Russian projects" that are allegedly aimed at expanding Russian influence on the energy resources of Europe, which will weaken the energy security of European countries, including Ukraine.

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