It is noted that the gas pipeline project is supported by 70% of the population in eastern Germany and 57% in the western part of the country.

28% of the citizens of Germany are against the construction of the gas pipeline.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin said that certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline could drag on until the summer of 2022.

On November 16, it became known that the German regulator suspended the certification of Nord Stream 2 AG as an independent operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.