Nord Stream 2 is a lever that the European Union can use in relation to Russia, "RIA Novosti Blinken quotes.
According to him, "it is difficult to imagine that gas will be launched through this pipeline when the situation around Ukraine aggravates."
Earlier, the head of Uniper, Klaus-Dieter Maubach, in an interview with the Rheinische Post newspaper admitted the possibility of imposing restrictions on Nord Stream 2 by the United States in the event of an aggravation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
According to him, the closure of Nord Stream 2 would be an economic risk for Uniper and the gas supply to Europe as a whole.