“You have to be realistic.
The discussion of this issue at the Merkel-Biden summit just showed that the impact of this discussion on the fate of Nord Stream 2, on Ukraine's place in it, is, in principle, zero.
That is, nothing has changed, ”he said on the air of the Ukraine 24 channel.
According to Shamshur, in fact, Germany and the United States "recorded their differences."
“They made some kind of abstract general promises to take into account our interests ... This is all great, but in fact nothing has changed,” he added.
Shamshur called on “to fight to the end against this shameful project”, but “to prepare for the worst”.
“There are certain opportunities to complete the construction process - primarily through the restoration or strengthening of US sanctions.
Plus, at the stage of introducing or applying EU legislation, for example, through the certification of this project, ”said the Ukrainian diplomat.
He also advised to prepare for "existence in reality with Nord Stream 2".
Earlier in Kiev, they said that they had not heard from the United States and Germany specifics on countering the "threats" from the launch of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.