“The lifting by the United States of sanctions on the company that is building Nord Stream 2 is like a blow in the gut.
And the point is not only that the chance of completion is very high.
It is very disturbing that this topic was not raised during the last visit of Anthony Blinken.
Respected partners are not treated like that, ”Klimkin wrote on Facebook.
He stressed that the crisis of confidence in relations between Ukraine and the United States is what Kiev now "needs least of all."
Earlier, US Senator Bob Menendez confirmed that Washington had suspended sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG.
At the same time, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the United States will continue to oppose the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
The Kremlin called a positive signal a statement by Washington to suspend sanctions against Nord Stream 2.