In their message, the congressmen expressed concern that the administration of US President Joe Biden is not introducing "mandatory sanctions against Nord Stream 2, which meet the requirements" of the current legislation.
In the letter, according to the press service, the Republicans “are asking for clarification why sanctions have not yet been imposed on numerous organizations that, according to available information, are involved in activities subject to sanctions and related to the malicious Russian project of the Nord Stream gas pipeline. - 2 ".
Earlier, US Senator Ted Cruz from Texas said he would block the candidacy of William Burns for the post of director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) until Joe Biden's government expands sanctions on Nord Stream 2.