As noted, the German government wants the gas pipeline to be completed "despite US resistance."
“During her visit to Stralsund, Chancellor Merkel rejected threats from three US senators to the port of Sassnitz-Mukran,” the channel said in a statement.
In early August, US senators sent a letter to the operator of the German port of Sassnitz calling for an end to work to support the construction of Nord Stream 2.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that Germany is negotiating with the United States about sanctions against Nord Stream 2.
As Merkel emphasized, possible sanctions against the project contradict the notions of law.