“This is the use of political pressure for the purpose of unfair competition,” RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.
Zakharova noted that this is "an indicator of the weakness of the American system."
The representative of the Russian foreign ministry added that the United States does not have effective instruments, except for power methods.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the US State Department updated the recommendations under the CAATSA law and included Nord Stream 2 and the second thread of the Turkish Stream.