“In this case, America often does not behave as a bona fide competitor. And everything that happens around Nord Stream 2, very eloquently confirms it all, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

According to him, this situation is absolutely unacceptable for Russia. He added that the situation began to resemble an encroachment on the interests of big business in Germany and also became less acceptable for Germany.

Peskov noted that in this, Russia and its German partners fully coincide.

“We consider it illegal, all these attacks by the Americans on this major international energy project,” a Kremlin spokesman said.

Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Energy of Russia, Alexander Novak, estimated the level of completeness of Nord Stream 2.

In early June, the US Senate submitted a draft sanctions against Nord Stream 2.