Nord Stream 2 is being built by a consortium of large European companies, they spent a lot of money, effort and time on it ... It seems to me that the State Department needs to descend from heaven to earth, "Anansky said.

At the same time, the parliamentarian noted that if the American side has questions to Russia, then it is wiser to start a bilateral dialogue.

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... change the tone and start a dialogue, then, perhaps, there will be a greater result, ”the deputy added.

Blinken previously said that "any organization that is involved in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline risks US sanctions and should immediately stop working on the pipeline."