The head of the Ministry of energy Alexander Novak told Of a possible embodiment of the completion of the project "Northern stream - 2" and gave an assessment of the timing of its launch. So, to finish the pipe laying vessel "Gazprom", " Academician Chersky ", which is currently located in the far East, drew the attention of the head of the Ministry of energy. But, according to his statement, it will take some time for additional preparation of the vessel. the Minister also told reporters that he expects the launch of the gas pipeline before the end of 2020. about the fact that Russia has the technical capabilities to build the pipeline said yesterday the Commissioner of the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov. Without going into Detail, he told reporters that there are " certain power ", which give hope for the completion of construction " in the foreseeable future ". the head of the United States Donald trump on 20 December signed the defense budget for the coming year, which provides for the imposition of penalties against the "Nord stream - 2" and " Turkish stream." The United States wanted to obtain from organizations, paving the pipelines to immediately stop the construction. Firm Allseas, which is engaged in the construction of "Nord stream - 2" already stopped work and withdrew the special court. Official authorized design organization Jens Mueller said, remained about 160 kilometers of pipeline from 2460 miles. <span style="color:darkgray