According to him, the United States is often "forced to suspend work on the pipeline with its sanctions."

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) detained us for a year and a half, which cost us hundreds of millions," RIA Novosti quoted Warnig as saying.

He added that this shows the unpredictability of the American side.

The head of Nord Stream 2 AG also announced the risk of new US sanctions against the pipeline.

Earlier, Nord Stream 2 AG spoke about the construction progress of Nord Stream 2.