“There are certain facilities that allow us to hope that we will be able to complete the work in the foreseeable future,” Peskov said.

At the same time, as noted by TASS, he did not begin to talk about what specific period could be discussed.

“The sooner, the better,” the spokeswoman said.

Earlier, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would be completed regardless of sanctions.

On December 21, the United States announced sanctions against Nord Stream 2, after which the Swiss company Allseas suspended work on it.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that as a response to US sanctions against the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline project, the Russian side could expand the list of American citizens who are denied entry to Russia.