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Representative of the State Duma Ruslan Balbek commented on a statement by US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volcker that Washington and Berlin were ready to take action if the Nord Stream 2 pipeline was used as a weapon against Ukraine and Europe.
According to him, the United States is already trying to slander the project. He is confident that Americans fear “their financial interests, especially with their liquefied gas.”
According to RT, Balbeck believes that Washington is painfully perceiving the EU's position on Nord Stream. 2 “. Now they are trying to play” secret games. “The declaration of gas as a weapon has become a” brand “for them, following the example of the` `Russian threat & # 39; & # 39 ;. A member of the Center for Security Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences said it was impossible to block the completed pipeline, saying the Americans would try to “ save a face & # 39; He said earlier that the US and German authorities would take action against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia used it as a weapon, saying that Washington was trying to resist the project, but that the fight was limited to words. between Washington and Berlin, which allows the pipeline to be completed without further sanctions against builders, is associated with financial benefits.