According to him, the issue of Nord Stream-2 was raised at the meetings of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with the future leadership of European structures, including the elected head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
“The issue of energy in Europe has always been of great concern to the United States. We believe that Nord Stream-2 creates too much control in Russian hands. And Russians used this control in the past, ”he said.
At the same time, the American permanent representative added that Washington offers Europe its alternative liquefied natural gas as an alternative.
Earlier, US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry said that at the moment, the US side is seriously considering the possibility of imposing sanctions in connection with the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 project.
The project operator Nord Stream said that the construction of Nord Stream 2 was completed by 75%.
In late August, political analyst Pyotr Fedosov, in an interview with Nation News, commented on the positions of Russia and Germany on Nord Stream-2.