Europe called on to respond to US sanctions against Nord Stream 2

This was reported by TASS with reference to the statement of the ANC.

“Sanctions against Nord Stream 2 are a blow to Europe and Germany’s close ally ... It is time for Berlin and Brussels to take a clear political position and respond with targeted measures. Europe’s independence in energy policy is at stake, ”he said.

According to him, the gas pipeline increases the energy security of Europe, and also guarantees consumers favorable prices compared to more expensive American liquefied gas.

“The new measures directed against Nord Stream 2 do not affect Russia, but European enterprises and German energy interests. Europe should respond with counter-sanctions to measures that harm it, ”he concluded.

Earlier, the spokesman for the Alternative for Germany faction in the Bundestag on energy issues, Steffen Kotre, said that the German government had “capitulated” to the United States on the issue of Nord Stream 2.

In November, Deputy Director General of the National Energy Institute, Alexander Frolov, in an interview with the NSN, praised the statement by US Senator Ted Cruise on the possible imposition of sanctions on companies participating in the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline.