“The construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is ongoing. To date, 2042 km of the gas pipeline have been laid along the bottom of the Baltic Sea - 83% of its total length, ”the company said.

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration Dmitry Kuleba announced the divergence of the positions of Ukraine and the European Union on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

As Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky noted, the gas pipeline project is a “gradual lifting of sanctions” from Russia.

Also, expert Alexander Perov, in an interview with the FBA “Economics Today”, praised media reports about the late attempts by the United States to prevent the construction of the gas pipeline.