"The Biden administration made it clear that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a bad deal, it is a Russian geopolitical project that threatens European energy security, Ukraine and the eastern flank of NATO allies and partners," RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.
Jean-Pierre declined to comment on the expected State Department report on Nord Stream 2, advising her to contact the Foreign Ministry.
Earlier, the media reported that the Biden administration would waive sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of Nord Stream 2, and its executive director.
The Kremlin stressed that so far they are talking about "impersonal publications", but the fact of their appearance "in itself is quite positive."