Blinken plans to discuss Nord Stream 2 with Lavrov

“I believe that this may arise in bilateral negotiations (with representatives of the Danish authorities. -

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I think the same applies to Lavrov, ”the State Department spokesman replied to the question of whether Blinken intends to raise the topic of the pipeline in an interview with the Russian Foreign Minister.

According to him, the State Department "very clearly expressed their attitude" to Nord Stream 2 and stated that this is a Russian strategic project, which is "European energy security."

“We're not looking for escalation, we're just looking for a more predictable, stable relationship.

And I think there are areas within which we can discuss this with Foreign Minister Lavrov, ”added the State Department spokesman.

Earlier, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that the US authorities continue to consider Nord Stream 2 a "bad project."