“Nobody is safe from this.
But we hope that there will be no such requirements, ”RIA Novosti quoted Novak as saying in an interview with RBC.
According to him, Nord Stream 2 AG is implementing the project in accordance with European laws.
He added that the maximum deadline for completing the certification of the gas pipeline is the end of the first half of 2022.
Earlier, Alexander Novak said that the rise in gas prices in Europe is associated with the rejection of long-term contracts and investments in the industry.