Russian Foreign Ministry: Western countries have turned Nord Stream 2 into an instrument of pressure

Nord Stream 2 has long become in the hands of the United States and some figures outside the United States, let's call it that, we will not designate geographically territorial registration points for them, into an instrument of pressure on Moscow, ”TASS quotes him as saying.

Earlier, Russian Permanent Representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov expressed the opinion that the launch of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is primarily in the interests of European consumers.

Igor Yushkov, an expert at the Financial University under the Government of Russia and a leading analyst at the National Energy Security Fund, said in an interview with RT that the gas pipeline is needed and important for both Russia and Europeans.