“I will allow myself to disagree with Mr. Putin.
Nord Stream 2 is, first of all, an instrument to make Ukraine defenseless against Russian military aggression.
Therefore, for him, this economically meaningless project has a quite tangible geopolitical meaning, "Kobolev wrote on Facebook.
According to him, “stopping Nord Stream 2 is, without exaggeration, a matter of life or death” for Ukrainian citizens.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on the situation with the construction of Nord Stream 2.
“Why is everything revolving around Nord Stream 2?
They want to make Russia pay for their (West. -
RT
) geopolitical project in Ukraine, "the Russian leader said.
He noted that "everything is quite primitive."
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project would be implemented despite US sanctions.