The U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell in conversation with Focus reminded about the possible sanctions against the German organizations involved in the project " Northern stream - 2 ". for reviews of policy, due to the construction of the pipeline, European countries make themselves dependent on Russia. in January Grenell sent out letters to a number of German organizations, which threatened them with punishment because of the support of the " Nord stream - 2 ". Then the Ambassador said that Washington opposes the project because he "poses a serious geopolitical consequences" for the European allies and partners of the United States. "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 project is implemented by Nord Stream AG 2. Half of the funds invested in Gazprom, the rest was provided by Shell, OMV, Engie, Uniper and Wintershall. The new pipeline is supposed to finish in 2019, it remains to obtain the agreement of Denmark. So, in the last month of the summer, Nord Stream 2 filed for the second route of the " Nord stream - 2 ", in parallel, pending the outcome of the Copenhagen first, to the main route. for the implementation of the project are Norway and Germany, which emphasizes its commercial orientation. As noted by the head of the Ministry of economy of the country, Peter Altmaier, "Nord stream - 2" will contribute to the stabilisation of gas supplies to the European Union. in support of the pipeline construction were also expressed Austria interested in reliability of deliveries of blue fuel. While in Vienna revealed that the U.S. plans to impose penalties against participating organizations " are causing issues from the perspective of international law." <span style="color:darkgray