“Of course, this will take some time, and the main thing here is to wait patiently, as they say,” he said at a briefing when asked about possible changes in the situation with the approval of Nord Stream 2.

Peskov stressed that the gas pipeline will play an important role in ensuring the energy security of Europe.

Earlier, the Prime Minister of the German federal state of Bavaria, Markus Söder, recommended that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline be put into operation as soon as possible.