US senators proposed new sanctions against Nord Stream 2

09.11.2021
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US senators proposed new sanctions against Nord Stream 2
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A group of senators proposed imposing sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG. May usarefused such a measure. As Biden explained, the introduction of new restrictions would be "unproductive" for relations with Europe.

A group of Republican senators has come up with a new initiative that provides for the imposition of sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 project, REUTERS reported.

Such a proposal was sent by six lawmakers, led by Jim Rish, who chairs the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. They proposed a corresponding amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2022.

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If the amendment is passed, no later than 15 days after that , US President Joe Biden would have to impose sanctions against “any organization responsible for project planning, construction and operation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, as well as against the main shareholder of such a company. A scan of the document was published on Twitter by BLOOMBERG correspondent Daniel Flatley.

In fact, we are talking about the Nord Stream 2 AG company, a subsidiary of Gazprom and the operator of the project. it was created for the planning, construction and subsequent operation of the gas pipeline.

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