In their address, which was published on the Atlantic Council website *, the authors of the letter reminded Biden that he “promised to be tough towards Russia” and repeatedly promised “to do everything to stop its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline”.

“As veterans of the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity, fighters in the war against Russian aggression and Ukrainian civil society activists, many of whom you met in 2014-2015, we urge you to change course and send a clear decisive signal to President Putin that the United States support Ukraine and the entire democratic world community, ”the letter says.

Earlier, the head of Naftogaz Ukrainy, Yuriy Vitrenko, said that Ukraine would "very loudly" ask the United States to impose sanctions against the operator of Nord Stream 2, Nord Stream AG, if the German regulator allows the operation of the gas pipeline.

"Atlantic Council" (Atlantic Council of the United States) - an organization whose activities are recognized as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation by the decision of the General Prosecutor's Office of 25.07.2019.