As the Kremlin spokesman emphasized, this project will work in the interests of all consumers in Europe.

“Of course, we would prefer that Nord Stream 2 had no threats to complete the certification process.

There were no threats.

Because the certification and launch of this project is in the interests of all European consumers, ”said Peskov. 

Earlier, Elena Berezina, a representative of Gazprom's foreign economic activity department, said that Nord Stream 2 AG is in close contact with the German regulator regarding the company's certification for the operation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

On November 16, it was reported that the Nord Stream 2 AG company decided to create a subsidiary in the Federal Republic of Germany in order to comply with the legal requirements of Germany, the fulfillment of which is necessary for the certification of the German part of the gas pipeline.