“The government does not exclude that the announced sanctions will impede pipe laying in the Danish economic zone,” the newspaper quoted the document as saying.
As indicated, the German department believes that the United States does not plan direct sanctions against Germany or Nord Stream 2 AG.
According to the publication, the Swiss-Dutch Allseas enterprise, which is engaged in laying the last elements of the gas pipeline, may be subject to sanctions.
According to the document, Berlin sees a chance that the pipeline can be completed within a 30-day period, which, according to the law, allows the parties to complete the work without penalties for participants.
It is emphasized that the German government, after the signing by the President of the United States of America Donald Trump of the bill, which includes sanctions against Nord Stream 2, intends to "carefully examine the specific consequences", after which a decision will be made on "specific measures" as an answer.
At the same time, a spokeswoman for the German Ministry of Economics and Energy declined to comment on reports that the government was expecting sanctions against the pipeline.
“We do not comment on such publications. We regularly voice our position at briefings. We do not accept extraterritorial sanctions, ”RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.
In early December, Bild, citing sources, wrote that the United States was going to achieve the imposition of sanctions against European companies that are involved in the implementation of Nord Stream 2.
It was pointed out that restrictions against project partners in the EU would be included in the law on the US military budget for next year. Under the sanction, as the newspaper wrote, Allseas from Switzerland may fall.
As the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized, the actions of the US Congress will not stop the work of Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream.