As he stated in an interview with the Rheinische Post, he sees nothing wrong with the fact that he sent these messages to German companies.
“My job as the US ambassador is to be a representative of my country and report on the position of my state to the German authorities, business representatives, civilians, the media and the public. The content of these letters does not differ from the statements that we voiced in public, ”he said.
According to him, the US government and the congress have their own clear opinion on the “Nord Stream - 2” and it will express it to the German side.
"The main duty of a diplomat is to protect the citizens of his native country and protect the interests of the motherland," he added.
Earlier it was reported that Grenell sent letters to businessmen in which he admitted the possibility of imposing sanctions on German companies that support the construction of Nord Stream 2.
In the Bundestag, the ambassador's words were called “unacceptable”, and also doubted that Grenell knows what era he lives in.
German political analyst Alexander Rahr, in an interview with NSN, assessed Germany’s position on the gas pipeline project.