. Russian politicians And diplomats have criticized the introduction of American punishment against the " Nord stream - 2 ". before the U.S. Treasury said on the entry into force of the penalties against the pipeline "Nord stream - 2" And " Turkish stream ". Washington Also asked in persistent form From the gasket leading organizations to immediately stop the construction. So, in anticipation of an explanation, the Firm Allseas stopped work on laying the gas pipeline. Berlin has opposed the introduction of sanctions. For example, in the German government restrictive measures considered interference in the internal Affairs of the country. Moscow will continue to implement their economic projects regardless of the penalties, said the Minister. "We are watching with interest how the US is becoming an iconic face in foreign policy, from penalties, to which Russia has long used against their own allies ", - reported in the explanations of the diplomatic corps. Russian diplomats believe that Washington is not guided by European interests, but their own. the Ministry notes that the reaction of the European countries will demonstrate how they are sovereign. in addition, the official representative of the foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova noticed that the country With public debt to 22 trillion dollars forbids others to develop its economy. "Will soon need to stop to breathe. And the majority of them will do, " - she wrote in Facebook. Senator Alexei Pushkov tried to convince to wait for concrete steps From Berlin. Member of the upper house of the Russian Parliament Konstantin Kosachev, for his part, described the sanctions against the "Nord stream - 2" power gang. "The purpose of this cynical use of the US energy as a weapon - providing unilateral competitive advantages for themselves. European countries should follow a resolute rejection of this military action, " said he Last news . The Deputy also said that Moscow should adjust their actions because of the policy of the American partners. In his vision, Washington " makes the energy weapons." "See the fantastic power of symbolism is that the current punishment is included just in the US defence budget," he was quoted RT. Senator Oleg Morozov Also has agreed that punishment will not stop the construction of the pipeline. "The solution is found And the project will be completed," - said Morozov. in his vision, the introduction of penalties should not be viewed as a war not only With Russia, many European countries And companies. <span style="color:darkgray