He recalled that at the moment fuel supplies through the gas pipeline are not being carried out, and therefore, in its current state, Nord Stream 2 cannot be used by Russia to exert pressure.
“On the contrary, the West can use it for pressure: if Vladimir Putin wants gas to be supplied through a pipeline, then perhaps one should not take the risk and invade Ukraine,” Interfax quoted him as saying.
At the same time, the draft defense budget of the United States does not mention sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and Russia's sovereign debt.
On December 6, the American television channel CNN, citing sources, reported that the US authorities are studying the possibility of imposing sanctions on Russia in order to "deter" it from "invading Ukraine."
Dmitry Peskov called such messages a continuation of the information hysteria.