He stated this in an interview with the Ukrainian TV channel "24".
“Even if we imagine that the German regulator will turn a blind eye to the violation of European legislation, then we expect that we will insist on this, as Mr. Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said, we will do it very, very loudly so that the Americans then impose sanctions ", - said Vitrenko.
He clarified that the requirements will relate to sanctions against the current operator of the gas pipeline.
Earlier, the Supreme Land Court of Dusseldorf rejected the appeal of Nord Stream 2 AG to exempt the pipeline from the requirements of the EU Gas Directive.
Nord Stream 2 AG commented on the decision of the German court to refuse to exempt the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from the provisions of the EU Gas Directive.