“Of those certification schedules that I know about, it should be completed within the first half of the year (2022 -

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The end of the first half of the year is the maximum period, ”he said in an interview with RBC.

Novak noted that if the European colleagues are interested, the certification of the gas pipeline can be carried out faster, and fuel supplies can be started much earlier.

Earlier, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister expressed confidence that Ukraine would not be able to disrupt the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 project.