It is noted that these actions are aimed at breaking the energy dependence of European countries on Russia, which uses it to "exert detrimental effects."
“We are trying to find new ways to change reality in Europe,” said US Senator Chris Murphy, who is one of the authors of the bill.
According to the senator’s website, the allocation in the next four years of about $ 1 billion for energy projects in the region is a new tool to counter the “predatory energy policy of Russia and ensure the energy security of US allies and partners.”
The document also says that another $ 31.5 million will go to assist US companies that are already working with European energy projects.
Meanwhile, according to Murphy, there are fears that US President Donald Trump may oppose the adoption of the law.
Earlier, the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a bill on sanctions against the public debt of Russia, its banking and energy sectors.
Also, US senators Ted Cruz and Ron Johnson threatened with fatal sanctions the plunge of the underwater elements of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the Swiss-Dutch company Allseas.
Expert Mikhail Smolin praised the US senators' statement about the risk of “crushing and fatal” sanctions against Nord Stream 2.