“Germany, with the current leadership, has not abandoned Nord Stream 2, its construction, the completion of construction, and gas supply via Nord Stream 2.

Quite consistently, all this builds up and any evidence that confirms these intentions is good, ”said the senator.

He stressed that Germany has seriously considered the situation with energy resources and came to the conclusion that "they will not be able to do without Russian gas in the coming years."

“Or maybe they won't be able to do it in the distant years.

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regard this project as an exclusively economic project.

Another thing is that the United States says that this is a political project.

In fact, they also understand that this is an economic project that creates difficulties for the sale of American liquefied gas in Europe, ”Tsekov said.

He also expressed confidence that the construction of Nord Stream 2 will be completed this year.

On July 12, Beate Baron, a spokeswoman for the German Ministry of Economy, announced that the Federal Republic of Germany had issued all permits for the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.