According to Senator Ted Cruise, if the gas pipeline is completed, Russia will be able to receive billions of dollars that will be used "to fuel Russian aggression."
“At the same time, the pipeline will harm the whole of Europe, making the west of Europe more dependent on Russian energy, more prone to economic deterrence, more prone to economic blackmail. I believe that it will be better for all parties concerned if Europe receives energy from sources that will not use it as a means of blackmail, ”he said in a video posted on his page on Youtube.
According to Cruise, the United States can “stop or postpone the commissioning of Nord Stream 2 by more than a year through sanctions.
On November 5, the US State Department announced that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would jeopardize Washington’s priorities for European energy security.