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Official of the Head of the State for European Affairs and In an interview with reporters after Anthony Blinken's working trip to Europe, Eurasia Philipia said that Washington did not expect to be able to stop the construction of the Russian Nord Stream gas pipeline.
The White House's stance on Nord Stream 2 remains unchanged – we see the pipeline as a geopolitical project of Russia that threatens Europe's energy security and undermines the security of Ukraine and other Eastern European countries, including NATO's Eastern Wing, & # 39; & # 39; said. Ricoeur added that it was unlikely that President Biden's team would be forced to halt the completion of the pipeline, as the work had been completed by more than 90% at the time of its commissioning.
“It is difficult to prevent the construction of the pipeline through sanctions, so we have postponed a number of measures. It is better to achieve a certain positive in this difficult situation than to damage relations with European allies by further sanctions, & # 39; & # 39; said a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry.