This was reported by TASS with reference to a statement by a senior representative of the State Department.

According to him, the United States considers the energy security of the allies as its long-standing strategic priority.

“We have always believed that Nord Stream 2 jeopardizes this priority by making European states and our allies more dependent on the energy sources of one country,” he said.

The US Foreign Ministry did not specify whether US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would discuss the situation with the gas pipeline during a visit to Germany.

Earlier, Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Goncharuk called on the Estonian Foreign Ministry to counteract Nord Stream 2.