Germany urged to agree in the EU measures to protect "Nord Stream - 2"

"Regardless of this (the creation of the fund. -

), Germany and the EU still need to agree on measures by which they can protect themselves in the future from states that are trying to defend their economic interests through sanctions that are contrary to international law," he told RIA Novosti.

Earlier, the parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in northern Germany approved the establishment of an environmental fund, which, among other things, provides for the protection of the interests of participants in the Nord Stream 2 project.

The fund, which the local media reported in December, aims to help German companies bypass US sanctions. It is assumed that it will allow Nord Stream 2 to be classified as "one of the most important components for protecting the environment."