U.S. announces sanctions on Nord Stream 2 and its managers

　　China News Service, February 24. According to a CNN report, on the 23rd local time, the White House issued a statement saying that US President Biden officially announced the implementation of new measures for the "North Stream-2" company and its managers. sanctions.

Data map: US President Biden.

　　"These measures are another part of our first tranche of sanctions against Russia's actions in Ukraine," the statement said.

　　Earlier on the 22nd, Germany had announced the suspension of the certification process for the "North Stream-2" natural gas pipeline project.

　　"North Stream-2" is 1,224 kilometers long and is a submarine gas pipeline from Vyborg, Russia, across the Baltic Sea to Greifswald, Germany.

In September 2021, Gazprom announced that the project had completed construction.