So he answered the question that a number of congressmen called on Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to explain why the administration did not impose sanctions on some of the organizations involved in the construction of the pipeline.

“The US administration is focused - and our efforts remain the same - to prevent the completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

US President Joe Biden sees this as a bad deal that divides Europe, ”Price said.

Earlier, Texas senior Republican of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCall and four of his colleagues asked the Secretary of State to explain why the Washington administration did not impose sanctions on the organizations involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

Also, 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 until Joe Biden's government expands sanctions on Nord Stream 2.