The U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell in the interview to German newspaper Rheinische Post said about the fact that a possible us penalties Against the German organizations involved in the construction of the " Nord stream - 2 ", caused concern to the U.S. capital by the issue of energy security of Europe and transit of gas from Russia through Ukraine. Answering the question whether sending letters with threats of policy objective, Grenell said that his mission as U.S. Ambassador is to present the policies of the US capital to the government, the community and business in Germany. "The content of those letters is not different from statements that we did in public: organizations working in the field of Russian energy exports, the risk of punishment. The main policy objective is to protect the Residents of their homeland and defending its interests. The U.S. government and the U.S. Congress made a clear warning in respect of energy security and geopolitical influence of the " Nord stream - 2 ", and I will continue to promote U.S. policy in this regard ", - said the Ambassador. for reviews Grenelle, "Nord stream - 2" is not a commercial project, and its construction is aimed only at the development of an alternative route of flow of gas transit to the European Union bypassing Ukraine. The Ambassador also said that the existence of the pipeline will have an impact not only in Germany but throughout Europe, where, according to his statement, the majority oppose this project." Germany needs to take into account the concerns of other member States of the EU and its neighbours on the issue of negative impact on them of the pipeline project, " said Grenell. in addition, the American Ambassador was subjected to charges of the Russian Federation in the desire to stop the transit of its gas through Ukraine because, in his vision, the construction of "Nord stream - 2" and "Turkish stream" will make the transit of "blue fuel" through Ukraine, in practice not needed. "The danger is that Russian Federation can make the decision to use the energy weapon Against Europe, or take other dangerous moves. Despite the fact that Germany is unlikely to be the purpose of such actions, may be Germany's neighbors to the East. Here at stake is European unity, " said Grenell. The American diplomat did not answer the question about what kind of punishment can impose the U.S. Government with respect to the German organizations. first in mass media appeared information that Grenell threatened restrictions several German companies participating in the construction of the pipeline. The official representative of the German foreign Ministry Maria Adebahr, explaining these messages emphasized that the positions of Berlin and the capital of the US "Northern stream - 2" are different. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has also noted many times that Berlin considers the project "Northern stream - 2" commercial, however, it linked its implementation with the preservation of gas transit from Russia through Ukraine. The Official authorized Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova called the actions of the American Ambassador part of the global containment of Russia. "Nord stream - 2" involves the construction of 2 gas thread with a total capacity of 55 billion cubic meters per year off the coast of Russia through the Baltic sea to Germany. The permit to build the pipeline was issued by Germany, Finland and Sweden. Against the implementation of the project are the USA, promoting plans to export LNG, and Ukraine, which fears to lose the revenues from gas transit from Russia to the European Union. About the political orientation of the project also stated Latvia, Poland and Lithuania. Moscow many times urged to accept the pipeline as a tool of influence. The head of the Ministry of energy Alexander Novak has said that Russia is ready to provide the supply of gas under long-term contracts in the European Union even if by December 2019 you can't come to a common opinion with Kiev on the transit the transit of Russian "blue fuel" through Ukraine. <span style="color:darkgray