In an interview with Izvestia, he stressed that the project has actually been implemented.

“Investments in it have already been made.

And they weren't made by American companies.

They were neutral about this project, but there was opposition.

It was on the part of the US government, and purely geopolitical.

It is primarily of interest to Germany and some neighboring countries, ”explained Rodzianko.

At the same time, he noted the interest of American investors in the Russian energy sector.

According to the head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, more than half of the investments planned this year by US companies in the Russian economy are directed specifically to the energy sector.

“Historically, the largest investor of all American companies in Russia is ExxonMobil,” the source said.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is an exclusively economic project.