“We naturally proceed from the premise that all relevant rules of navigation must be strictly observed.

And we continue to believe that this project meets the interests of strengthening Europe's energy security, and the attitude towards it will not be exactly the same, and not the one that Washington is trying to impose on the Europeans, ”he said.

On April 1, the operator of the construction of the Nord Stream 2 AG project announced that increased activity of foreign warships and aircraft was observed in the pipeline zone.

For example, on March 28, an unidentified surface submarine appeared in the protection zone of a pipe-laying vessel at a distance of less than one mile.

The company also published photographs of ships obstructing the laying of the gas pipeline.