"I will lift my lock when the Biden administration fulfills its legal obligation to report and sanction ships and companies building Putin's pipeline," Cruz wrote on Twitter.

I'll release my hold when the Biden admin meets its legal obligation to report and sanction the ships and companies building Putin's pipeline.



Follow the law.


Stop being soft on Russia.


# NordStream2https: //t.co/UifxAj1cuk

- Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 5, 2021

He added that the Biden administration should stop being "soft on Russia."

Earlier, the special intelligence committee of the US Senate supported the appointment of the former American ambassador to Russia, William Burns, as head of the Central Intelligence Agency.