The United States announced its readiness to apply sanctions due to Nord Stream 2

and Germany agreed that they would apply or seek sanctions against RUSSIA if it began to use the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline for political purposes. Earlier, Berlin and Washington came to a deal on the project

The United States is ready to hold Russia accountable if it believes that Moscow is using the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to the detriment of the interests of Ukraine or other countries. This was stated by a senior representative of the State Department, the transcript of the briefing is published on the agency's website.

“Answering the question of whether we are refusing to oppose [the project], I will emphasize that we are still opposed to Nord Stream 2. We continue to believe that this is a project [to spread] Russian malign geopolitical influence. Nothing has changed in that regard,” a senior State Department official said. 

He confirmed that the United States remains committed to following the law on the application of sanctions against Nord Stream 2, and in mid-August, a report on measures against participants in the project will be presented to Congress.

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“We remain opponents of the project and believe that this is a bad deal for Ukraine and the rest of Europe. But we are also pragmatic,” she said. According to a State Department spokesman, the US is focused on being ready to respond to Russia if it uses "energy resources as a weapon."