"Nord stream - 2" does not need a backup plan because of potential risk of the introduction of us sanctions, said the representative of the project operator Jens Mueller. "We are calm. Funding is fully provided by shareholders and investors, the construction of the pipeline proceeds according to the plan ", - he said in explanation to the Turkish Anadolu news Agency. Criticism of the US capital relative to the "Nord stream - 2" Mueller explained the US desire to increase supplies of American LNG to the European Union. "As for punishment, then everything We do is based on the rule of law ", - noted he. The project "Northern stream - 2" involves the construction of 2 pipelines with a total capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year from the coast of Russia through the Baltic sea to Germany. It is expected to finish in 2019. The pipeline passes through the territorial waters or exclusive economic zones of Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Germany. in January, the American Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell threatened punishment involved in the project to German companies, in early may he spoke with the same statement. For reviews Grenelle the Pipeline "poses a serious geopolitical consequences" for the European allies and partners of the United States. from its part Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said That the Pipeline beneficial to Europe. for the "Nord stream - 2" is Germany, which acknowledges the commercial nature of the project. So, for example, the head of the Ministry of economy of the country, Peter Altmaier, first noted That the construction of the pipeline will contribute to the stabilisation of deliveries of blue fuel to the European Union. In support of the project were also expressed Austria and Norway. <span style="color:darkgray