"Nord Stream 2 AG plans to complete capital construction on one of the two branches (Nord Stream 2. -

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) ... in the first half of 2021, despite US sanctions, which have been threatening its completion for more than a year now," - the message says.

Earlier, the operator of Nord Stream 2 announced that work on the construction of the gas pipeline in the territorial waters of Denmark will be resumed from 15 January.

On January 7, the Danish Energy Agency received the schedule for the construction of Nord Stream 2.